Quick Quiz: Glaciers

Question: The largest continental glacier, or ice sheet, in the Northern Hemisphere covers most of which island?

Answer: The major physical feature of Greenland, the world’s largest island, is its massive continental glacier, or ice sheet. The Greenland Ice Sheet is second only to Antarctica’s in size. It covers nearly 85 percent of Greenland’s total land area.

Question: Siachen Glacier, one of the world’s longest mountain glaciers, is located in which mountain range?

Answer: Siachen Glacier, one of the world's longest mountain glaciers, lies in the Karakoram Range of Kashmir near the India–Pakistan border.

Question: How much of the world’s ice is contained in the Greenland Ice Sheet and the Antarctic Ice Sheet?

Answer: The Greenland Ice Sheet and the Antarctic Ice Sheet together contain 99 percent of the world’s ice.