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17 March, 06:18

What is the total volume of the ice sheet on antarctica in cubic kilometers?

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  1. 17 March, 06:27
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    Let us first gathered the information needed:

    Land area of Antarctica = 14,000,000 KM squared

    Average thickness of Antarctic ice = 2.15 KM

    Earth’s oceans cover a total surface area of 340,000,000 KM2

    If the ice melts into water, the resulting water volume is about 5/6 of the original ice.

    So after getting the necessary details, let’s do math.

    (5/6) * (14,000,000 km) * (2.15 km) = 340,000,000 km

    14,000,000km2 x 2.15km = 30,100,000km3

    (5/6) x 30,100,000 = 25083333.33 volume of Antarctica’s water.
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