Aulaniq - Moving Ice

Indigenous Knowledge

Aulaniq ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖅ
'Ice movement along the floe edge, due to currents.' (Sanikiluaq Siku Terminology Workshop, 2018)

Aulaniq ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖅ
'ᐊᐅᓚᔪᖅ ᓯᑯ; ᓯᑯᓕᒫᕌᓗᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᖅ. General term for moving ice  [variations: auraniq]. WMO term: drift ice/pack ice.' (North/South Qikiqtaaluk, Inuit Siku Atlas)

Qikangittuq siku ᐃᑲᓐᒋᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᑯ
'moving ice (literally, ice that is not staying put)' (North Qikiqtaaluk, Sikumiut Committee, Wilson and Arreak 2022: 92)

Western Knowledge

Drift Ice / Pack Ice
'Term used in a wide sense to include any area of ice, other than fast ice, no matter what form it takes or how it is disposed. When concentrations are high, i.e., 7/10 or more, the term pack ice is normally used. When concentrations are 6/10 or less the term drift ice is normally used.' (MANICE)