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    Antarctica holds 60-90% of the world's fresh water in its vast ice sheet, which is the largest on Earth covering 14 million km2 and in places is over 4.5km thick. Antarctica was not always icy, as 40-50 million years ago temperatures were as warm as 17°C and it was covered in forests inhabited by dinosaurs, before the massive ice sheet formed and locked the continent in its grip. Antarctica provides interesting facts about how much of the world's fresh water it stores in its ice and how its climate has changed dramatically over millions of years.

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    Antarctica holds 60-90% of the world's fresh water in its vast ice sheet, which is the largest on Earth covering 14 million km2 and in places is over 4.5km thick. Antarctica was not always icy, as 40-50 million years ago temperatures were as warm as 17°C and it was covered in forests inhabited by dinosaurs, before the massive ice sheet formed and locked the continent in its grip. Antarctica provides interesting facts about how much of the world's fresh water it stores in its ice and how its climate has changed dramatically over millions of years.

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    Antarctica holds 60-90% of the world's fresh water in its vast ice sheet, which is the largest on Earth covering 14 million km2 and in places is over 4.5km thick. Antarctica was not always icy, as 40-50 million years ago temperatures were as warm as 17°C and it was covered in forests inhabited by dinosaurs, before the massive ice sheet formed and locked the continent in its grip. Antarctica provides interesting facts about how much of the world's fresh water it stores in its ice and how its climate has changed dramatically over millions of years.

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    Interesting facts about

    Antarctica
    Antarctica holds most of the
    world’s fresh water
    • An incredible 60-90% of the world’s fresh
    water is locked in Antarctica’s vast ice
    sheet. The Antarctic ice sheet is the
    largest on Earth, covering an incredible 14
    million km² of Antarctic mountain ranges,
    valleys and plateaus. At its deepest,
    Antarctica’s ice is 4.5km thick – that’s half
    the height of Mt Everest.
    Antarctica used to be as warm as
    Melbourne
    Antarctica hasn’t always been an icy land
    locked in the grip of a massive ice sheet.
    In fact, Antarctica was once almost as
    warm as Melbourne is today. Researchers
    have estimated that 40-50 million years
    ago, temperatures across Antarctica
    reached up to 17°C (62.6°F). Scientists
    have also found fossils showing that
    Antarctica was once covered with verdant
    green forests and inhabited by dinosaurs.
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