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Tuktoyaktuk | Northwest Territories

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Ibyuk Pingo

The Pingo Canadian Landmark protects a unique arctic landform: ice-cored hills called pingos.

Rising out of the flat tundra, pingos provide a distinctive backdrop to the community of Tuktoyaktuk. (Tuktoyaktuk is commonly referred to simply by its first syllable, Tuk.)

The Pingo Canadian Landmark features 8 of the 1350 pingos found in the region, including Ibyuk Pingo. Ibyuk is Canada’s tallest and the world’s second-tallest pingo. It reaches 49 metres in height and stretches 300 metres across its base.

Photo: in the Mackenzie Delta (near Tuktoyaktuk). Lorenz King, August 8, 1987. Wikimedia Commons

For centuries, pingos have acted as navigational aids for Inuvialuit travelling by land and water.

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Arctic Ocean Sign

Don’t miss a unique selfie spot.

Being able to drive up to the Arctic Ocean is a pretty awesome experience. Taking a picture at the Arctic Ocean sign is a perfect way to commemorate the experience!

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Trans Canada Trail

Visit Trans Canada Trail sign in Tuk (Tuktoyaktuk)

The Trans Canada Trail is used by millions to experience our country’s legendary wilderness. The Trail is over 16,800 kilometres long connecting the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts.

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“Mukluk Shoe” by Stompin’ Tom Connors

Tuktoyaktuk is referenced numerous times in the Stompin’ Tom Connors song “Mukluk Shoe”.

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One of the iconic figures in Canadian music, Charles Thomas “Stompin’ Tom” Connors was a country and folk singer-songwriter. Connors is credited with writing more than 500 songs, many based on actual events and people. Tom travelled to almost every corner of Canada– from the rocky coastline of Newfoundland to the Arctic West – and a hundred thousand points in between.

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Our Lady of Lourdes Schooner

The large wooden ship has an important history for locals. In the old days, it was the only link to the rest of the world.

Donated on behalf of Pope Pius XI in the 1930s, the schooner Our Lady of Lourdes sailed the Beaufort Sea for decades, delivering supplies to far-flung Catholic missions and carrying Inuvialuit children to Catholic residential schools.

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Traditional Sod House

The Inuvialuit of the Western Canadian Arctic built their traditional winter houses from driftwood and sod. This type of house is called an ig-lur-yu-aq.

Inuvialuit Igluryuaq is a popular visitor attraction. Built with sawn drift logs covered with sod clumps for insulation, it is a recreation of a traditional Inuvialuit dwelling.

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Grandma’s Kitchen

Enjoy some local food with a hot coffee/tea on the beautiful sandy beach of Grandma’s Kitchen.

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