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Most of the Earth's surface is covered with water but only 3 % of that is freshwater.

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Water covers approximately 71 % of the Earth’s surface. Only 3 % of the available Earth’s water is freshwater. About 67 % of that freshwater is locked in the form of ice in glaciers and snow. The remaining amount of fresh water occurs as surface water and groundwater.

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