Fraction of all the water on the Earth that is in the oceans (the rest is held as freshwater in glaciers and icecaps, groundwater, lakes, soil, the atmosphere, and within life)

Range ~97 %
Organism Biosphere
Reference Pidwirny, M. (2006). “The Hydrologic Cycle”. Fundamentals of Physical Geography, 2nd Edition link 3rd paragraph from top
Comments The Hydrologic Cycle 3rd paragraph from top: "The planetary water supply is dominated by the oceans (see Table 8b-1). Approximately 97% of all the water on the Earth is in the oceans. The other 3% is held as freshwater in glaciers and icecaps, groundwater, lakes, soil, the atmosphere, and within life."
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