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Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean, which when desalinated, can provide potable water. As well, the ice sheet covering 98% of the Antarctic continent contains 70% of the earth's supply of fresh water.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoFood is imported into Antarctica, and some hydroponic growing operations provide fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions and spices.
Water is obtained from melting ice or from desalinated sea water.
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∙ 9y agoMoisture in Antarctica comes from the atmosphere and is frozen by this polar climate. Because Antarctica is the driest continent, it's clear that this activity has occurred over millions of years, because the height of the ice sheet over the continent is nearly two miles thick.
The ice sheet contains about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
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∙ 10y agoIt originates from the precipitation that has fallen to the surface of that
continent over the past thousands of milennia, in the form of rain, snow,
sleet, hail, and freezing fog.
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∙ 9y agoPotable water is available from melting ice, or from de-salinated sea water.
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∙ 11y agoEither you melt ice or you desalinate sea water
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∙ 14y agomelted snow
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What is the water pH of antarcticas water?
The same as normal water. 7.
What is antarcticas main environment?
Antarctica is a dry, arid polar environment.
Is ocean a main source of water?
It is a main source of water for household purposes but it is not for drinking Thanks Gaurang
What was the source of the water in Lake Texcoco?
their main source of water is rain fall.
What is the main source of water on earth?
The main source of water on earth is the ocean. Although it is salty, it makes up almost 97% of the world's water.
In the late 1700s what replaced water as the main power source?
In the late 1700s, steam replaced water as the main power source.
What is the main source of heat that makes the water on the Earth evaporate?
The main source of heat is the Sun.
Isn't earth's rotation the main source of energy for the water cycle?
No. The main source of energy for the water cycle is the energy we get from the Sun.
Why do so many people of India live in the Ganges River Valley?
main source for food and water
What is the source of most water that evaporates from earth surface?
The main source is formed by sea and oceans.
Which is the main source for the life on the earth?
Water
What is the main source of ground water?
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