Pingo Canadian Landmark

Pingo National Landmark
Pingo National Landmark
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
	A melting pingo with wedge ice in Pingo National Landmark
	Location of Pingo National Landmark in Canada Location of Pingo Canadian Landmark in Northwest Territories
Location	Northwest Territories, Canada
Nearest city	Tuktoyaktuk, NT
Coordinates	69°23′59″N 133°04′47″W / 69.39972°N 133.07972°W
Area	16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Established	25 July 1984
Governing body	Parks Canada
	www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nt/pingo

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.^[2]

^ "Protected Planet | Pingo Canadian Landmark". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
^ Parks Canada (2005). "Pingo Canadian Landmark". Archived from the original on 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

[1] "Protected Planet | Pingo Canadian Landmark". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-13.

[parkscanada-2] Parks Canada (2005). "Pingo Canadian Landmark". Archived from the original on 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

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Pingo National Landmark
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)^[1]
A melting pingo with wedge ice in Pingo National Landmark
Location of Pingo National Landmark in Canada Show map of Canada Location of Pingo Canadian Landmark in Northwest Territories Show map of Northwest Territories
Location	Northwest Territories, Canada
Nearest city	Tuktoyaktuk, NT
Coordinates	69°23′59″N 133°04′47″W / 69.39972°N 133.07972°W / 69.39972; -133.07972 (Pingo Canadian Landmark)
Area	16 km² (6.2 sq mi)
Established	25 July 1984
Governing body	Parks Canada
www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/nt/pingo