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===Transport=== [[File:Cargo sled, McMurdo Station (cropped).JPEG|700px|center|thumb|An enormous cargo sledge being maneuvered by a 10K-AT "All Terrain" [[Forklift truck|forklift]] at [[McMurdo Station]] in [[Antarctica]]]] Some of these originally used [[draft animals]] but are now more likely to be pulled by an engine (snowmobile or tractor). Some use human power. * The word "motor sled"<ref>{{Cite web | last = sledspace.com | title = Sledspace.com β Snowmobile Community | year = 2008 | url = http://www.sledspace.com | access-date = 18 April 2011 }} </ref> is colloquial term for a [[snowmobile]] * The Inuit ''[[qamutiik]]'' is uniquely adapted for travel on the [[sea ice]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Snowracer|url=http://www.schlitten-bob.de/Snowracer_idQQ1ZZmodeQQartlistZZcatQQ13|publisher=schlitten-bob.de|access-date=19 May 2013|language=de}}</ref> * The ''[[pulk]]'' (or ''ahkio'') is a traditional sled of the [[SΓ‘pmi|Lapland]] region, used for expeditions, [[mountain rescue]], and [[arctic warfare|cold weather military units]] to haul equipment, supplies, and passengers. * [[Rescue toboggan]], developed from the ''pulk'' * [[Stone boat]], a farm vehicle used for moving heavy objects such as stones or haybales; can be towed by a tractor. Today some people use [[kite flying|kites]] to tow exploration sleds.
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