The ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent contains about 60% of the earth's fresh water, according to Wikipedia.
One 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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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%.
Because Antarctica needs fresh water too!
The ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent contains about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
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.
No. Ninetyy-eight percent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. There is no fresh water there, except that which is frozen.
The Antarctica Ice sheet holds about 70% of the world's fresh water in the form of ice.
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.