National Parks and National Historic Sites of Canada in Northwest Territories and northern Yukon

Pingo Canadian Landmark

There you stand in the bright arctic morning. Ahead of you, rising conspicuously out of the delta wetlands, you see Ibyuk, Canada's largest pingo. You smile and imagine how handy it was as a landmark for the people that have travelled in this flat landscape for thousands of years.

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Why you will love it!

• Experience a true permafrost phenomenon! Pingos are ice-cored hills that form only where lakes exist above permanently frozen ground.
   
• Arctic birdwatching! In spring, migrating waterfowl and shorebirds rest here on their way north to the arctic islands.
   
• An accessible and unique arctic experience, right next door to Tuktoyaktuk!

Pingo Canadian Landmark protects a unique arctic landform: ice-cored hills called pingos. The Landmark features eight of the 1350 pingos found in the region, including Ibyuk Pingo, Canada's highest pingo at 49m. Approximately one quarter of the world's pingos are concentrated in the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula area.

Getting there

The Pingo Canadian Landmark is located 5 kilometres west of the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk. In winter, a seasonal ice road connects Tuktoyaktuk to Inuvik. You may reach Inuvik via the Dempster Highway, or by daily air service from southern Canada. There is scheduled air service from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk year-round.

Pingo Canadian Landmark

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