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EC:  PINGO

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 867

Concept definition: A conical or dome-shaped <HILL>, oval in plan, having a large central core of <ICE> and developed in a <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of <PERMAFROST>; pingo [S32, "pingo"] and [DESCI, "pingo"]. Pingos are formed from the encroachment of <PERMAFROST> and the resulting hydrostatic pressure. Some pingos have breached crests in which <ICE> may be exposed.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex A: BD121]
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