Meaning Of The Word Pingo

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pingo in American English
an earth-covered ice hill formed by the upward expansion of underground ice
noun: a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost

pingo in British English
noun: a mound of earth or gravel formed through pressure from a layer of water trapped between newly frozen ice and underlying permafrost in Arctic regions

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