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Antarctic Ice Sheet

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003542

The continental glacier covering more than 98 percent of Antarctica, representing the largest single mass of ice on Earth. It is divided by the Transantarctic Mountains into the much larger East Antarctic Ice Sheet and the smaller, less stable West Antarctic Ice Sheet. This ice sheet contains approximately 90 percent of the world's ice and 70 percent of its fresh water.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003542
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003542",
  "term": "Antarctic Ice Sheet",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The continental glacier covering more than 98 percent of Antarctica, representing the largest single mass of ice on Earth. It is divided by the Transantarctic Mountains into the much larger East Antarctic Ice Sheet and the smaller, less stable West Antarctic Ice Sheet. This ice sheet contains approximately 90 percent of the world's ice and 70 percent of its fresh water.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/antarctic-ice-sheet/"
}

Record 554 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.