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About 1.7 percent (and falling, as many glaciers are melting due to climate change).
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Do glaciers cover 70 percent of earths land?
No. Only a fairly small percentage of Earth's land is covered by glaciers. However, about 75% of the surface is covered by water.
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by lakes and rivers?
About 3% of the earths water is freshwater, most of it in pack ice, glaciers, and aquifers. Only about one-third percent is found in rivers and lakes. The largest freshwater lake by volume is Lake Baikal in Russia.
What percentage on earth's surface is covered in glaciers?
it is 28% of the world was covered by glaciers. 28% of the earth was covered by Glaciers during the Ice Age.
What is the most of earths water supply made up of?
Salt Water People Filter It To Make Drinkabe Water
What percentage of earths freshwater supply does the great lakes account for?
25% of earths fresh water is contained in the Great lakes
Do glaciers cover 70 percent of earths land?
No. Only a fairly small percentage of Earth's land is covered by glaciers. However, about 75% of the surface is covered by water.
What percentage earths water is found in lakes?
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What percentage of earths water can be found in lakes?
Less than 3%
What percentage of earths water is available for human consumption?
only about 3 % is fresh water and less than 1 percent of that is available the rest is frozen in glaciers etc
How much of earths water fresh water is in iceburgs and glaciers?
45%
What percentage of earths water can be found in the soil?
o.oo5% of earth's water can be found in the soil. i got this answer from the water cyle gizmo on explorelearning.com.
Where is the most of earths fresh water located?
In the glaciers
What percentage of the world's water is in glaciers?
70%
What percentage of earths fresh water is found in lakes?
Less than one third of 1 %.
Where is most of earths fresh water found?
Mostly in Antarctica. 3% of the world's water is FRESH water. But, therefore, ONLY 1% of it is actually drinkable. Fresh water is stored in the glaciers of Antarctica, Greenland etc, icebergs, shallow ground water, and lakes and rivers.
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by lakes and rivers?
About 3% of the earths water is freshwater, most of it in pack ice, glaciers, and aquifers. Only about one-third percent is found in rivers and lakes. The largest freshwater lake by volume is Lake Baikal in Russia.
Where is the earths fresh water found?
Glaciers, lakes and ponds, ground water, rivers and streams, polar ice paps. There is also quite a bit in the atmosphere, especially that which is evaporated from the oceans.
