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igloos
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a house or shelter in the shape of a dome that is built from blocks of ice or hard snow
An igloo is a small, dome-shaped house made from blocks of compacted snow, traditionally built by the Inuit people in cold, snowy regions. The blocks are stacked in a circular pattern, gradually sloping inward to create a roof. Igloos are designed to trap body heat and keep the inside warm, even in extremely cold temperatures, due to the insulating properties of snow. They are typically used as temporary shelters for hunting or travel, though some modern igloos are built for tourism or as unique living spaces.
- In the Arctic, indigenous people have been building traditional igloos for generations to withstand harsh winter conditions.
- Explorers often rely on igloos as temporary shelters during their polar expeditions due to their insulating properties.
- The Inuit family constructed a cozy igloo using blocks of ice to protect themselves from the freezing Arctic winds.
- Children in northern regions enjoy building miniature igloos out of snow during the winter months.
- During the blizzard, the stranded mountaineers took refuge in an improvised igloo made from compacted snow blocks to stay warm and safe.