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CONTIENENTAL GLACIERS
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ICESHEETS
- IN ANTARTICA BURY PLATEAUS
- OCCUPIES 1.7 MILLION SQUARE KILOMETRES OR 80%
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HUGE ICESHEET
- ANTARTIC ICESHEET
- THICKNESS -- nearly 4300 metres
- AREA -- 13.9 million square kilometres
- WATER PERCENT -- 90%
- FRESH WATER OUT OF 90% -- 75%
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VALLEY GLACIERS
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ALSO KNOWN AS ALPINE GLACIERS
- Topic
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AREAS FOUND
- Northern Andes
- European alps
- Southern alps of New Zealand
- Other mountain ranges nearer the poles
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NORTHERN ANDES OF SOUTH AMERICA
- Elevations -- 45,750 metres
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ICECAPS
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PLACES
- Ice land and several large islands in the arctic ocean
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GLACIERS
- Piedmont glacier