Iqaluit Local Customs
Learn the local customs of Iqaluit. Tips and photos posted by real travelers and Iqaluit locals.
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on December 19, 2004
All the building contractors are forced to used this method because of the permafrost.
Permanently frozen subsoil, occurring throughout the Polar Regions and locally in perennially frigid areas.
If a regular type foundation was used like you probably have seen in other places, it would just shift and crumble in this environment.
