Distribution of Earth's global water resources
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US Geological Survey. (June 6, 2018). Distribution of Earth's global water resources [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/564724/distribution-of-earths-water-resources/
US Geological Survey. "Distribution of Earth's global water resources." Chart. June 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/564724/distribution-of-earths-water-resources/
US Geological Survey. (2018). Distribution of Earth's global water resources. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/564724/distribution-of-earths-water-resources/
US Geological Survey. "Distribution of Earth's Global Water Resources." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/564724/distribution-of-earths-water-resources/
US Geological Survey, Distribution of Earth's global water resources Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/564724/distribution-of-earths-water-resources/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Distribution of Earth's global water resources [Graph], US Geological Survey, June 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/564724/distribution-of-earths-water-resources/