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Most of the World’s Freshwater Is in Antarctica

About 70% of the world’s freshwater is frozen in Antarctica’s ice sheets. If all of this ice melted, global sea levels would rise by more than 50 meters.

The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest single mass of ice on Earth, containing around 26.5 million cubic kilometers of ice.

This vast reserve of freshwater is crucial for understanding global climate patterns and sea level changes, as well as the potential impacts of climate change on coastal communities worldwide.