About what percent of Earth's land surface is currently covered by glaciers?

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G_Ozdilek
May 17, 2017

10 percent (but dropping day by day)

Explanation:

According to National Snow and Ice Data Center (2017), 10 percent of the land area on Earth is covered by glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets. Glacierized areas cover more than 15 million square kilometers.

Reference

National Snow and Ice Data Center (USA) (2017). Facts about glaciers. Retrieved on the web (May 17, 2017):

nsidc(dot)org(slash)cryosphere(slash)glaciers(slash)quickfacts(dot)html

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