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The ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent flows downhill, toward the sea, based on gravity.

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Q: What causes the motion of the Antarctic ice cap?
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How many polar ice caps does earth have?

Earth has two polar ice caps: the Arctic ice cap at the North Pole and the Antarctic ice cap at the South Pole.


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No animals live permanently on the Antarctic continent or in its polar ice cap.


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The Antarctic ice sheet covers 98% of the continent, contains about 90% of earth's ice and 70% of the earth's fresh water.


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The ice sheet you're thinking of covers 98% of the continent.


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Is there fresh water in the Antarctic?

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