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
No it's salt water I belive. Well, the the thick ice under-neath the snow is saltwater.
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By the time it's frozen solid on the continent, it's fresh water; the stray salt minerals have been pressed out of the ice.
As the sea ice freezes, which is about 3% salt, this occurs at a lower temperature than freezing fresh water.
No.Antarctica is a continent (there is fresh water ice on land and in the salt water sea around Antarctica).
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.
salt water ice and fresh water ice
The salt water around the continent of Antarctica is called the Southern Ocean.
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.
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.
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.
Marine means sea or ocean -- salt water. Antarctica is a continent. No marine animals live on any continent.
If liquid, the salt water may be as cold as 27 degrees F, because of the minerals in the water.
If liquid, the salt water may be as cold as 27 degrees F, because of the minerals in the water.
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.
All continents have coastlines with salt water, including North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and Antarctica. The oceans are interconnected, so salt water can be found around all continents.