Pingo Canadian Landmark
Pingo Canadian Landmark, also known as Pingo National Landmark, is a natural area protecting eight pingos near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. It is in a coastal region of the Arctic Ocean which contains approximately 1,350 Arctic ice dome hills—approximately one quarter of the world's pingos.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 50 metres
- Description: protected area
- Also known as: “Ibyuk Pingo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include James Gruben Airport.
James Gruben Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Shawn Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport is near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport was originally built to serve the Distant Early Warning Line site adjacent to Tuktoyaktuk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuktoyaktuk.
Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk, commonly known simply as Tuk, is an Inuvialuit village of 900 people on the Arctic Ocean in the extreme north of Canada's Northwest Territories.
Pingo Canadian Landmark
- Categories: national landmark and landform
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
69.3997° or 69° 23′ 59″ northLongitude
-133.0794° or 133° 4′ 46″ westElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
94X89WXC+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7937320358OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q664008
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Satellite Map
Discover Pingo Canadian Landmark from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Pingo Canadian Landmark” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “冰丘核国家地标”
- Chinese: “冰核丘国家地标”
- Danish: “Pingo National Landmark”
- French: “Site canadien des Pingos”
- German: “Pingo Canadian Landmark”
- German: “Pingo National Landmark”
- Russian: “Пинго”
- Spanish: “Hito Canadiense Pingo”
- Spanish: “Hito nacional Pingo”
- Swedish: “Pingo National Landmark”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whitefish Station and Kittigazuit.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pingo Landmark Viewpoint and Tern Island.
Northwest Territories: Must-Visit Destinations
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