南極冰蓋

南极冰盖是地球上的两个极地冰盖（英语：Polar ice cap）之一。它覆盖了南极大陆的大约98%（1400万平方公里）的面積，體積是2650万立方公里，是地球上面積最大的单一冰块^[1]。一立方公里的冰大约有一公吨重，这意味着南極冰蓋的重量为26,500,000公吨。地球上所有淡水的大约61%位於南极洲的冰层中，若全部融化，相当于海平面上升大约58米^[2]。

参考文献

^ Amos, Jonathan. BBC News - Antarctic ice volume measured. Bbc.co.uk. 2013-03-08 [2014-01-28]. （原始内容存档于2019-12-30）.
^ P. Fretwell. Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica (PDF). The Cryosphere. 31 July 2012 [1 December 2015]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2020-02-16）. Using data largely collected during the 1970s, Drewry et al. (1992), estimated the potential sea-level contribution of the Antarctic ice sheets to be in the range of 60-72 m; for Bedmap1 this value was 57 m (Lythe et al., 2001), and for Bedmap2 it is 58 m.

[1] Amos, Jonathan. BBC News - Antarctic ice volume measured. Bbc.co.uk. 2013-03-08 [2014-01-28]. （原始内容存档于2019-12-30）.

[2] P. Fretwell. Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica (PDF). The Cryosphere. 31 July 2012 [1 December 2015]. （原始内容存档 (PDF)于2020-02-16）. Using data largely collected during the 1970s, Drewry et al. (1992), estimated the potential sea-level contribution of the Antarctic ice sheets to be in the range of 60-72 m; for Bedmap1 this value was 57 m (Lythe et al., 2001), and for Bedmap2 it is 58 m.

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