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An igloo (Inuit languages: iglu, [ 1 ] Inuktitut syllabics ᐃᒡᓗ [iɣˈlu] (plural: igluitᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ [iɣluˈit])), also known as a snow house or snow hut, is a type of shelter built of suitable snow. Although igloos are often associated with all Inuit, they were traditionally used only by the people of Canada's Central Arctic and the ...
A quinzhee or quinzee / ˈkwɪnziː / is a Canadian snow shelter made from a large pile of loose snow that is shaped, then hollowed. This is in contrast to an igloo, which is built up from blocks of hard snow, and a snow cave, constructed by digging into the snow. The word is of Athabaskan origin [1][2] and entered the English language by 1984. [3]
An igloo constructed with snow blocks will thermally insulate its interior from its exterior. It is known that, whilst snow itself has a temperature below the freezing point of water 0 °C (32 °F), it has excellent thermally insulative properties as it consists of air pockets trapped between ice crystals. [1]
During the winter, the Inuit lived in igloos, which were erected separately or connected by tunnels. Snow of a specific consistency was necessary to build them. They had the same general interior arrangement as the tents. The most important element was a lowered entrance tunnel, repelling the heavier cold air and the wind from entering inside.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science noted in 1883: . The only instrument used in the construction of the igloo is the snow-knife. Where the Inuits [] have intercourse with white men, they barter for cheese-knives or long-bladed butcher-knives, remove the double-handle from the tang, and put on a single one about three times as long, which can be readily grasped by both hands.
A snow cave is a shelter constructed from snow by certain animals in the wild, human mountain climbers, winter recreational enthusiasts, and winter survivalists. It has thermal properties similar to an igloo and is particularly effective at providing protection from wind as well as low temperatures. A properly made snow cave can be 0 °C (32 ...
Group of Inuit building an igloo. During the winter, certain Inuit lived in a temporary shelter made from snow called an igloo, and during the few months of the year when temperatures were above freezing, they lived in tents, known as tupiq, [114] made of animal skins supported by a frame of bones or wood.
Igloo Mountain is located in the Alaska Range in Denali National Park and Preserve. It is situated 4.93 miles (7.93 km) west of Double Mountain along the west side of Igloo Creek at mile 35 of the Park Road. [ 2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Big Creek and east into Igloo Creek, which are both tributaries of the ...