Pingos, volcano-shaped cones of ice and sand, are an iconic symbol of the Western Arctic, and thanks to a grounded geologist and modern mapping techniques, Canada just got a lot more of them. About ...

In frozen regions, ice can force the ground into mounds called pingos – conspicuous landmarks in flat landscapes On a cold day, bare earth crunches underfoot. This is because ice needles have formed, ...

Pingos are spectacular landforms associated with permafrost in the Arctic. They are circular or elliptical formations protruding from the level ground of the tundra, and can be up to 60 meters high.

The long-awaited permanent highway between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. opens next month. How will it impact the communities? As I drive slowly down Beaufort Road in Tuktoyaktuk, local traffic ...

Rare species set to return to ‘pingos’, which are basin forged by ice age and then buried to give way to farmland Ghost pingos, unique ponds forged by the ice age and buried during the era of ...