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How Much Of The Earth's Surface Is Land And How Much Is Water?

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Posted by enotes on October 9, 2011 at 4:00 PM and tagged with science, the earth

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I believe that the percentage of land is closer to 20% rather than 30. Land covers around 20% of the earth's surface and water the other 80%.

97% of the world's water is seawater, and only 3% is fresh water.

Only 1% of the earth's water is suitable for drinking.

And only about 0.08% of the world's drinkable water is accessible to humans.

Posted by agasmith96 on November 17, 2011 at 5:29 PM

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