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Congratulations to Kukik Baker from Arviat - the May 2 - May 8th Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post (https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/19241) documenting Qaamanniq near their community.

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The Ice Watch Word of the Week is Sikuliaviniq / Tuvaruaq

Once sikuliaq freezes up enough so that it is thicker and no longer wavy, it is called sikuliaviniq ot 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 Allen Kogiak from Inuvik - the April 25 - May 1st Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post (https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/19034) documenting dangerous ice near their community.

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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.

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Congratulations to Richard Amarualik from Igloolik - the Apr. 18-24th Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post (https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/18862) documenting dangerous ice at the floe edge near their community.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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.

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.

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