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  Apr. 10-17 Ice Watch Winner - Josh Atagooyuk

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  Congratulations to Josh Atagooyuk from Iqaluit - the Apr. 10-17 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Post (https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/18723) documenting ice near their community.

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  Ivunik - Ice Watch Word of the Week 4

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  The Ice Watch Word of the Week is: Ivunik.

  Ivunik is piled up ice and Ivujuk is the process of ice piling up. This often happens with moving ice piling up along the shore, or at the floe edge when the moving floe closes up against the land fast ice edge and creates pressure ridges of piled up ice.

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  Apr. 4-10 Ice Watch Winner - Alec Niviaxie

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  Congratulations to Alec Niviaxie from Umiujaq - the Apr. 4-10 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post (https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/18629) documenting Tuvaq ᑐᕙᖅ, Tuva ᑐᕙ, Landfast Ice near their community.

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  Kanijjuk, Qanguti, Frost Flower - Ice Watch Word of the Week 3

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  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.

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  Mar. 28 - Apr. 3rd Ice Watch Winner - Johnassie Ippak

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  Congratulations to Johnassie Ippak from Sanikiluaq - the Mar. 28 - Apr. 3rd Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post (https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/18564) documenting Apputainaq (ᐊᑉᐳᑕᐃᓇᖅ) near their community.

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  Qaingu - Ice Watch Word of the Week 2

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  The SIKU SmartICE 2022 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.

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  Mar. 17-27th Ice Watch Winner - Judah Sarpinak

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  Congratulations to Judah Sarpinak from Igloolik - the Mar. 17-27th Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post (siku.org/app#/map/deployment/18251) documenting Sinaa ᓯᓈ / Floe Edge near their community.

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  Qinu - Ice Watch Word of the Week 1

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  Learn about Qinu (ᕿᓄ) or Qinuaq (ᕿᓄᐊᖅ), one of the first types of ice that forms in the fall time around the harbours and bays and starts building up around the shore as the ocean begins to freeze.

  The Word of the Week is part of the 2022 SIKU SmartICE Ice Watch Challenge. Learn more at siku.org/icewatch.

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  How to Create a SIKU Ice Watch Post

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  How to Create a SIKU Ice Watch Post

  Learn how to create an ice post for the SIKU SmartICE 2022 Ice Watch Challenge using the SIKU iOS or Android app.

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  SIKU SmartICE 2022 Ice Watch Launch Video

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  The SIKU SmartICE 2022 Ice Watch has begun!

  Support ice safety and knowledge transfer in your community by sharing Ice Posts with the SIKU app - you could win a Ski-Doo from Contant, Northern gift cards and more! Learn more at https://siku.org/icewatch

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