"Ice Physics and the Natural Environment," John S. Wettlaufer, J.Gregory Dash, Norbert Untersteiner, Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, ISBN 9783642600302, ... About 98-99% of the Antarctic continent is covered by ice, its mean thickness being 2000-2500 m, with maxima 4800 m in East Antarctica, and over 4250 m in West Antarctica ...