Interesting Facts about Glaciers 1.) Presently, 10% of the Earth's land area is covered with glaciers. 2.) Glaciers store about 75% of the world's freshwater. 3.) Glacierized areas, total, cover over 15,000,000 square kilometers (5.8 million square miles } 4.) Antarctic ice is over 4,200 meters {2.6 miles } thick in some areas. 5.) In the United States, glaciers cover over 75,000 square kilometers {29,000 square miles} with most of the glaciers located in Alaska. 6.) During the last Ice Age, glaciers covered 32% of the total land area of the planet. 7.) If all land ice melted, sea level would rise approximately 70 meters {210 feet} worldwide. 8.) North America's longest glacier is the Bering Glacier in Alaska, measuring 204 kilometers (126 miles } long. 9.) Antarctic ice shelves may calve icebergs that are over 80 kilometers {50 miles } long. 10.) Almost 90% of an iceberg is below water--only about 10% shows above water. 11.) The Antarctic ice sheet has been in existence for at least 40 million years.     What Are Glaciers? | How are they formed? | What are they Made of? | Where can they be found? | Erosion | The Ice Age | Famous Glaciers | Features | Glaciers and People | Interesting Facts | Bibliography