Which of the following contains the largest amount of fresh water on earth?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Ice caps
- Most of that fresh water (68.7%) is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. Two ice sheets, the Antarctica Ice Sheet and the Greenland Ice Sheet, contain more than 99% of the ice on Earth's surface which contains the largest amount of fresh water on earth.
- The water in glacier and ice caps is present in the form of ice. Though it is one of the source of fresh water, it is not available for drinking purposes as it is not present in liquid state, but in solid state as ice.