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Where does approximately 69% freshwater on the earth occur?
Where does approximately 69% freshwater on the earth occur?
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The correct option is D Ice sheets and glaciers
70 percent of freshwater occurs as ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica, Greenland and the mountainous regions of the world, while a little less than 30 percent is stored as groundwater in the world’s aquifers and only close to 1% as surface water in rivers, lakes, etc.
70 percent of freshwater occurs as ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica, Greenland and the mountainous regions of the world, while a little less than 30 percent is stored as groundwater in the world’s aquifers and only close to 1% as surface water in rivers, lakes, etc.
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