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Why Eskimos Make Igloos Out Of Snow?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 5/31/2022

They don't, Igloos can be made out of other materials. 'Iglu' is the Inuit word for a house or home built out of any material and is not restricted exclusively to snowhouses but includes traditional tents, sod houses, homes constructed of driftwood and modern buildings.

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