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The extraction of minerals in Antarctica is _______.

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easy as the minerals float above the surface

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difficult as the resources are covered by rocky mountains

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easy as ice sheets are easy to break to extract the resources

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difficult as the resources are under thick ice sheets

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The correct option is D difficult as the resources are under thick ice sheets
The mean thickness of the Antarctic ice sheet is 2.16 km; the maximum known thickness of the ice sheet is 4.7 km. Due to this thickness, the extraction of minerals from below the ground is very tough.

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