The ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent contains about 60% of the earth's fresh water, according to Wikipedia.
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∙ 8y agoOne hundred percent of the water on the Antarctic continent is fresh water. And it's all frozen.
Antarctica holds about 70% of the worlds fresh water.
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∙ 11y ago70% of the world's fresh water is in Antarctica. However the amount of fresh water in the world is only 1%.
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∙ 9y agoAbout 70% of the earth's fresh water is contained in the Antarctic ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
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∙ 13y agoit holds 90% percent of the worlds fresh water freshwater 70% of its frozen
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∙ 12y ago70 percent is fresh water
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∙ 8y agoThe number you want is about 70%.
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The number you want are these. Antarctica holds:70% of the earth's fresh water90% of the earth's ice
70% of the world's fresh water (90% of the world's ice)
The ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica holds about 70% of the Earth's store of fresh water.
The current - 2014 - estimation is about 70%.
The ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent contains about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
Because Antarctica needs fresh water too!
Antarctica is a continent -- the driest on earth. It is, however, covered by an ice sheet that contains about 90% of the earth's ice and about 70% of the earth's fresh water. Otherwise, it is land.
The ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent holds about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
The Antarctica Ice sheet holds about 70% of the world's fresh water in the form of ice.
No. Ninetyy-eight percent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. There is no fresh water there, except that which is frozen.
Water in Antarctica is typically fresh, as most of the ice there is made up of fresh water. However, near the coast, you may find some salty water due to seawater mixing in with the freshwater ice.