1,338,000,000 KubikKILOMETER nur in den Ozeanen!
Schon beeindruckend, wieviel Wasser so auf unserem Heimatplanenten vorhanden ist:
| Water source | Water volume, in cubic miles | Water volume, in cubic kilometers | % Freshwater | % total water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceans, Seas, & Bays | 321,000,000 | 1,338,000,000 | — | 96.5 |
| Ice caps, Glaciers, & Permanent Snow | 5,773,000 | 24,064,000 | 68.7 | 1.74 |
| Ground water | 5,614,000 | 23,400,000 | — | 1.69 |
| ~ Saline | 3,088,000 | 12,870,000 | — | 0.93 |
| ~ Fresh | 2,526,000 | 10,530,000 | 30.1 | 0.76 |
| Ground Ice & Permafrost | 71,970 | 300,000 | 0.86 | 0.022 |
| Lakes | 42,320 | 176,400 | — | 0.013 |
| ~ Fresh | 21,830 | 91,000 | 0.26 | 0.007 |
| ~ Saline | 20,490 | 85,400 | — | 0.006 |
| Soil Moisture | 3,959 | 16,500 | 0.05 | 0.001 |
| Atmosphere | 3,095 | 12,900 | 0.04 | 0.001 |
| Swamp Water | 2,752 | 11,470 | 0.03 | 0.0008 |
| Rivers | 509 | 2,120 | 0.006 | 0.0002 |
| Biological Water | 269 | 1,120 | 0.003 | 0.0001 |
Quelle: http://www.geolounge.com/water-earth/ (Original: Shiklomanov, 1993)