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Nope...lots of land, even unfrozen lakes, under the ice. Basically, Antarctica is a small continent (say the size of Australia) covered by a sheet of ice...and now it's shrinking. no, underneath the ice is rocky land Edited by Danielle Robertson 5/3/2009 :P
No, the ice on Antarctica is made of fresh water. When ocean water freezes to form ice shelves in Antarctica, the salt is excluded, resulting in fresh water ice.
Both: Antarctica is a continent, 98% of which is covered with an ice sheet.
Yes, Antarctica is a continent that is mostly covered with ice.
The continent of Antarctica covers 10% of the earth's surface -- and 98% of that land is covered with an ice sheet.
more than 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice. However, underneath this ice is a continent. Even mountain ranges and volcanoes exist under this ice.
No. the ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica is fresh water -- 70% of the earth's store, and about 90% of the earth's store of ice.
The continent of Antarctica covers about 10% of the earth's surface. It is about as large as USA and Mexico, combined.
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Is water found around Antarctica fresh water or salt?
Most of the water around Antarctica is salt water from the Southern Ocean. However, there are also sources of freshwater coming from ice melt, snowmelt, and glaciers on the continent and its surrounding islands.
Is the water salty tasting or fresh in Antarctica?
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.
Do both the Arctic and Antarctic contain salt water or fresh water?
The Arctic ocean, and the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica, are both salt water. The ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent of Antarctica holds about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
What kind of water does Antarctica have salt or fresh?
Antarctica's water is mostly fresh, with large ice sheets that hold about 70% of the world's fresh water. However, there are also areas of salty water in the form of sea ice and surrounding the continent.
What percentage sheet of ice does the Antarctica Ice sheet hold?
The Antarctica Ice sheet holds about 70% of the world's fresh water in the form of ice.
What types of ice are there in Antarctica?
salt water ice and fresh water ice
Is Antarctica salt water yes or no?
No.Antarctica is a continent (there is fresh water ice on land and in the salt water sea around Antarctica).
Is the water in the Antarctic saltwater?
The ice on Antarctica fell as snow and is therefore not salty. The sea ice forming around Antarctica releases the salt as the sea water freezes.
Is the water in Antarctica salt water?
The Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica is salt water, the saltiest ocean water on earth. The ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent is fresh water -- the store of 60%-70% of all the fresh water on earth
Is water found around Antarctica fresh water or salt?
Most of the water around Antarctica is salt water from the Southern Ocean. However, there are also sources of freshwater coming from ice melt, snowmelt, and glaciers on the continent and its surrounding islands.
Is the water salty tasting or fresh in Antarctica?
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.
Do both the Arctic and Antarctic contain salt water or fresh water?
The Arctic ocean, and the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica, are both salt water. The ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent of Antarctica holds about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
How much water in the Earth comes from antarctica?
Seventy one percent of earth's surface is water -- salt water. The ice sheet in Antarctica holds about seventy percent of earth's fresh water.
What 2 water forms in Antarctica?
Any water in Antarctica forms into ice, either sea ice or fresh-water ice.
Is the water in antarctica clean?
The frozen fresh water that forms the ice sheet -- covering 98% of Antarctica's surface -- is exceptionally clean. The sea water that surrounds Antarctica is also clean,, requiring no more than removing the salt to make it potable for human consumption.
Does ice water or salt ice water cool a soda fastest?
salt ice water
How much of the earths water is stored in Antarctica?
Antarctica's ice sheet contains about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
