Uiguaviniq - Former uiguaq/uiguak

Indigenous Knowledge

uiguaviniq ᐅᐃᒍᐊᕕᓂᖅ
'Used to be uiguak, older/thicker than uiguak' (Sanikiluak Siku Terminology Workshop, 2018)

uiguaviniq ᐅᐃᒍᐊᕕᓂᖅ
'ᐊᐳᑎᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᑐᕙᒻᒥᒃ ᓯᓈᖅᐸᓯᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅ. Former uiguaq (recently formed ice along the floe edge that has less snow than the older ice. makes new floe edge).' (Kinngait, Panniqtuq and Iglulik, North/South Qikiqtaaluk, Inuit Siku Atlas)

uiguatuqaq ᐅᐃᒍᐊᑐᖃᖅ
'The edge of the tuvaq is called the sinaaq, and this can vary in position from year to year. Any new ice that forms along this edge is referred to as uiguaq. This area tends to be thin and smooth due to the fact that it is continually adding on to the sinaaq. Therefore, the older uiguaq is referred to as uiguatuqaq, while the newest ice at the sinaaq is always uiguaq.(Panniqtuq, South Qikiqtaaluk, Inuit Siku Atlas)

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