Overview
Antarctica is the driest, coldest, and windiest continent on Earth. It is also the most inhospitable, being almost totally covered by an ice sheet that is up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) deep. This ice sheet contains 90 percent of the world’s fresh water and...
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190641320.003.0025 |
| Summary: | Antarctica is the driest, coldest, and windiest continent on Earth. It is also the most inhospitable, being almost totally covered by an ice sheet that is up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) deep. This ice sheet contains 90 percent of the world’s fresh water and... |
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