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The total volume of water on Earth is estimated at 1.386 billion km 3 (333 million cubic miles), with 97.5% being salt water and 2.5% being freshwater. Of the freshwater, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface. [ 2][ 3][ 4] Because the oceans that cover roughly 70.8% of the area of Earth reflect blue light, Earth appears blue from space ...
Bodies of water of California (11 C, 2 P) Bodies of water of Colorado (6 C) Bodies of water of Connecticut (8 C, 1 P) Bodies of water of Delaware (9 C, 1 P) Bodies of water of Florida (12 C, 5 P) Bodies of water of Georgia (U.S. state) (8 C, 6 P) Bodies of water of Hawaii (8 C)
This is a list of bodies of water by salinity that is limited to natural bodies of water that have a stable salinity above 0.05%, at or below which water is considered fresh. Water salinity often varies by location and season, particularly with hypersaline lakes in arid areas, so the salinity figures in the table below should be interpreted as ...
International waters are the areas shown in dark blue in this map, i.e. outside exclusive economic zones which are in light blue. The terms international waters or transboundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water (or their drainage basins) transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems ...
The water cycle (or hydrologic cycle or hydrological cycle ), is a biogeochemical cycle that involves the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. The mass of water on Earth remains fairly constant over time. However, the partitioning of the water into the major reservoirs of ice, fresh water, salt water and ...
Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [35]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwater. Water pollution results when contaminants mix with these water bodies. Contaminants can come from ...
Water in Nebraska (8 C) Water in Nevada (7 C, 2 P) Water in New Hampshire (8 C) Water in New Jersey (9 C, 1 P) Water in New Mexico (6 C, 2 P) Water in New York (state) (14 C, 3 P) Water in North Carolina (10 C) Water in North Dakota (5 C, 1 P)
This category has the following 26 subcategories, out of 26 total. Bodies of ice of the United States (3 C) Bodies of water of the United States by state (62 C) Bodies of water of the United States by county (54 C) Bodies of water of Washington, D.C. (3 C, 2 P)