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| The term igloo, or iglu, is derived from the Eskimo word 'igdlu' meaning ‘house’. |
How often do you get the chance to build an igloo in Antarctica?
After really enjoying my night out in a bivvy bag at Watt’s hut, I was keen to try out another form of shelter. The indigenous people of the Arctic once lived in igloos made of snow, and I was eager to experience both the process of building and staying in one for myself. Marie thought the process of building an igloo would make a great
SCOPE episode. I thought it would be fun to have an igloo activity in the May/June
Scientriffic so I set up my camera and tripod to record our progress.
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| An experienced Inuit can build a snow igloo in between one and two hours. Ours took five hours, with some interruptions... |
1 comment:
My igloo experience was in the yard, not Antarctica but it was fun. If you build it you have to sleep in it.
Greg
my igloo project
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