ice safety

The Ice Watch Word of the Week is: Kanijjuk, Qanguti, Frost Flower.

Qanguti, Kanijjuk, Frost flowers are incredible crystals of salt and ice that can be seen forming on the surface of new ice as the salt is pushed out of the freezing ice.

 Congratulations to Johnny Mike from Pangnirtung - the May 29 - June 4 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/32782 documenting sinaaq near their community.

 Denise Okheena’s Ice Watch Challenge post has been chosen as a feature video for broadcast on UvagutTV! It is an excellent example of community knowledge sharing using the SIKU App!… Uqalimakkanirit

Once sikuliaq freezes up enough so that it is thicker and no longer wavy, it is called sikuliaviniq or tuvaruaq. Using a harpoon, it can be walked on and when it gets thicker sometimes can support a skidoo.
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Congratulations to Richard Amarualik from Iglulik - the May 22-28 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/31962 near their community.

The Ice Watch Word of the Week is Sikuliaq (Sikuliak, Hikuliaq, Hikulihaaq).

Sikuliaq, or young ice, forms as sikuaq freezes up and gets thicker and harder. It no longer looks grey and can have some snow on top. It can be strong enough to support some animals but not always thick enough to support a person walking on it. siku.org/app#/map/browse/ice/37

Congratulations to Jason Iqaluq from Sanikiluaq - the May 8-14 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/31618 near their community.

 Congratulations to Naalak Mifsud from Kangiqsujuaq - the May 15-21 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/31929 documenting qainngu near their community.

 The Ice Watch Word of the Week is Sikuaq.

Sikuaq, or Hikuaq in the western dialects, is when Qinu or slushy ice begins to solidify and forms very thin freshly formed ice.
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Sikuaq, or Hikuaq in the western dialects, is when Qinu or slushy ice begins to solidify and forms very thin freshly formed ice.
siku.org/app#/map/browse/ice/20

 Congratulations to Jason Iqaluq from Sanikiluaq - the May 8-14 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/31618 near their community.

 Johnassie Ippak’s Ice Watch Challenge post has been chosen as a feature video for broadcast on UvagutTV! It is an excellent example of community knowledge sharing using the SIKU App!… Uqalimakkanirit

 The SIKU Ice Watch Word of the Week is Qaingu ᖃᐃᖑ (Qainngu ᖃᐃᙳ, Qainnuq ᖃᐃᓐᓄᖅ, Qaimnguq).

Qaingu is ice that forms along the shore in the fall at the high tide line when Qinu, or slushy ice, is pushed onto the shore and builds up from waves and tides, where it freezes from slush into more solid Qaingu.

 Congratulations to Valerie Qaunaq from Arctic Bay - the May 1-7 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/31184 documenting the floe edge near their community.

 The Ice Watch Word of the Week is: Qinu (ᕿᓄ), or Qinuaq (ᕿᓄᐊᖅ), which is slushy ice that is one of the first types of ice that forms in the fall and at the floe edge in winter. Learn more 

 Learn how to use the SIKU App to create an Ice Post eligible for a prize in the Ice Watch Challenge! SIKU works without an internet connection so you can save posts about ice conditions when you are on the land.