pingo

pin·go

P0314250 (pĭng′gō)n. pl. pin·gos or pin·goes An Arctic mound or conical hill, consisting of an outer layer of soil covering a core of solid ice.

[Inuit pingu, hill, mound.]

pingo

(ˈpɪŋɡəʊ) n, pl -gos (Physical Geography) a mound of earth or gravel formed through pressure from a layer of water trapped between newly frozen ice and underlying permafrost in Arctic regions[C20: from Inuktitut]

pin•go

(ˈpɪŋ goʊ)

n., pl. -gos. Geol. 1. a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost. 2. a hill of similar origin remaining after the melting of permafrost. [1925–30; < Inuit pinguq]

pingo

A hillock produced in polar regions by an underground ice blister” pushing up the surface above.

Translations

Pingo

pingo

[′piŋ·gō] (hydrology) A frost mound resembling a volcano, being a relatively large and conical mound of soil-covered ice, elevated by hydrostatic pressure of water within or below the permafrost of arctic regions.

Pingo

a dome-shaped elevation of the earth’s surface, not exceeding 30-40 m in height and 300-400 m in diameter at the base. Pingos are found both isolated and in groups in regions of widespread frozen rocks. They arise during the upheaval of rocks after local accumulation of ice within them, usually in depressions. Pingos may be seasonal or long-term. Depending on the mechanisms of ice accumulation, these mounds are classified as pingos proper or hydrolaccoliths— pingos with ice cores. Local terms for pingos include bulgunniakh (Yakut) and sede (Nenets).

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