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The Antarctic ice sheet contains about 70% of the world's fresh water. Locked away like nature’s emergency reserve.

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Antarctica holds the majority of Earth’s freshwater locked in ice—roughly 60–70% depending on the estimate. If all Antarctic ice melted, global sea level would rise by tens of meters, drastically reshaping coastlines.

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