GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Continental glaciers. Continental glaciers are continuous masses of ice that are much larger than alpine glaciers. Small continental glaciers are called ice fields.

Detailed explanation-2: -A continuous sheet of land ice that covers a very large area and moves outward in many directions. This type of ice mass is so thick as to mask the land surface contours, in contrast to the smaller and thinner highland ice. The continental glacier of Greenland is sometimes called the Inland Ice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earth’s two current continental glaciers, the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets, comprise about 99% of Earth’s glacial ice, and approximately 68% of Earth’s fresh water. The Antarctic Ice Sheet is vastly larger than the Greenland Ice Sheet (Figure 17.4) and contains about 17 times as much ice.