If the land area present on Earth is 149 million km- and the land area of Antarctica is 14-2 million km- approximately what percentage of the Earth-s land area is occupied by Antarctica-

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If the land area present on Earth is 149 million km² and the land area of Antarctica is 14.2 million km², approximately what percentage of the Earth's land area is occupied by Antarctica?

9.4%

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19.4%

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