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Where in the World is the ICE?
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Did you know? If all the ice in Greenland melted, world sea-level would rise by 7 metres! Did you know? 90% of Earth’s ice is found here. The ice here is sometimes over 4000-5000 metres deep. Greenland Antarctica
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Did you know? Scientists are worried about the massive glaciers found in the Andes mountains, Peru and Patagonia. They think global warming is causing them to melt more quickly. Did you know? Hundreds of millions of people depend on summer meltwater running off the 46,298 Himalayan glaciers (where Mount Everest is found) for their drinking water supplies! Himalayas South America
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Did you know? New Zealand’s glaciers were the setting for the films of ‘Lord of the Rings’ Did you know? Climate change means Europe’s glaciers are melting so quickly that they may have all but vanished by 2050. Bad news for skiers! New Zealand (off-screen) Alps
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Did you know? There are glaciers At high altitude in Kenya where Mount Kilimanjaro is located Did you know? Siberia is one of the coldest populated places on Earth Did you know? One of the world’s youngest glaciers is growing here, in the crater left when Mt St Helens exploded in 1980 North America Siberia Kenya
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