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Show Ice In the Arctic. The largest mass of Ice In the world is probably the one which fills up neail) the whole of the Interior of Greenland, when It has accumulated since before the dawn of history. It Is believed to now form n block nbotit CiOU.000 square miles In area, and averaging av-eraging a mile and a half hi thickness. According to these statistics, the lump of Ice Is larger hi volume than the whole body of water In the Mediterranean, Mediter-ranean, and there Is enough of It to cover the whole of tho United King-don King-don of Great Hrltnln nnd Ireland with a lnyer above seven miles thick. If It were cut Into two convenient slabs and built up equally upon the entlio surface of "gallant little Wales," It would foim a pile more thnn. 120 mllea high. There Is Ice enough In Greenland Green-land to liury the en; Ire area of the United States a qmntcr of n mile deep. |