History of Pingo Lake

Name used by personnel of Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range; reported in 1965. The name means "hill" or "mound" in Eskimo. The word has become a landform term referring to mounds formed by frost or freezing action above the permafrost.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Pingo Lake

Chakchak, Old Kealavik, Takechak,

Philacte Bay,

Nyctea Hills,

Kagan Lake, Pingo Lake, Widgeon Lake,

Aman Creek, Isiktok Creek, Takechak Creek,

Newtok,