A pingo is an intrapermafrost, ice cored hill, ranging from about 3 to 70 meters high and 30 to 1,000 meters across, typically conical in shape. Pingos are a periglacial landform, meaning they grow and persist only in non-glacial but cold environments such as the Arctic and subarctic, wherever permafrost is present. More than 11,000 pingos are estimated to exist on Earth, with the greatest concentration, about 1,350, found on the Tuktoyaktuk peninsula. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Connections
Shaped By
Source Pingo Formation (Wikipedia)
Sources
Pingo (Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Pingo
Wikidata Q24827629, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Pingo Formation (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationShaped By: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Lead paragraphQuote, Shaped By: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Lead paragraph
A pingo is a periglacial landform, which is defined as a non-glacial landform or process linked to colder climates.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.