Pingu? Bingo? Pingo!

I am fortunate enough to have been on a journey from Vancouver to Tuktoyaktuk and back on wheels. Driving through the Northwest Territories we saw many pingos. Since then, from time to time, I refer to pingos. But nobody down here knows what a pingo is.

Today, one notable pingo made the news. In fact, it's referred to as an "icy northern wonder", is the tallest in Canada and second tallest in the world, "is one of eight pingos protected by Parks Canada at its Pingo Canadian Landmark site", and is in danger of being lost due to a bush fire.

If you want to know some cursory information about the pingos of the N.W.T., the article brushes the surface. Or, as Wookiee prefers, check out the Wikipedia page on pingos. Impress foreigners with your grasp of Inuktitut (language of the Inuit) and all things icy cold!