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More than 70% of world's freshwater is c...

More than `70%` of world's freshwater is contained in

A

Polar ice

B

Glacier and mountains

C

Antartica

D

Greenland

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A

Three fourth surface of earth is occupied by oceans which contain `97.5%` of total water. This is marine water with about `3.5%` salt contents.Rest water i.e., `2.5%` is fresh water which occurs on land. Most amount of this water (about `1.97%`) occurs as frozen ice caps and glaciers and `0.5%` fresh water occurs as ground water.
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