Ibyuk Inuvialuit family in front of a dog sled
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Ibyuk (foreground) and Split Pingo are two of the largest pingos in the world
Ibyuk (foreground) and Split Pingo are two of the largest pingos in the world. (PWNHC/Elisa Hart)

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"Thick or Sod"

Ibyuk, which can mean either sod or thick, is sometimes used to refer to the thick ice in pingos. It is also the name for a large pingo near Tuktoyaktuk.


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