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  • čas přidán 2. 03. 2018
  • Spanning roughly the same area as 90 Olympic-sized hockey rinks, the Rideau Canal Skateway was named the world’s largest naturally frozen ice rink by Guinness World Records.
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Komentáře • 73

  • @NatGeo
    @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +17

    Wow, Ottawa's Rideau Canal is the largest naturally frozen lake in the world! What do you think of this incredible ice rink in Canada's capital?

  • @sarahredwood537
    @sarahredwood537 Před 6 lety +11

    I have went skating there before good morning everybody Canada love's you all enjoy you're weekend 😘🙋🐕😃

  • @steveb9713
    @steveb9713 Před 6 lety +29

    Definitely eat a "beavertail" when you get down on the ice, they're delicious!

    • @steveb9713
      @steveb9713 Před 6 lety +2

      Maximus Lee haha, that's right it's a kind of pastry, good to point it out or people might think Canadians aren't being kind to their national animal

    • @wandmayeslupik6302
      @wandmayeslupik6302 Před 5 lety

      Primus?

    • @AsifAAli
      @AsifAAli Před 4 lety

      Don't forget hot chocolate to go with it. ☺

  • @AzlianaLyana
    @AzlianaLyana Před 6 lety +38

    Amazing! I am definitely adding this to my travel destinations! Ottawa, here I come! Thanks National Geographic for sharing this wonderful info.

    • @heather6711
      @heather6711 Před 6 lety +1

      It's amazing! I go there every year

    • @pat6146
      @pat6146 Před 6 lety

      Be sure to check the long term weather reports for Ottawa, as a changing climate has made for relatively short canal skating seasons. This year was pretty good, as it was cold all through December and January, but it closed mid-February. It would be a shame to book a trip without being able to go on the canal, despite there being many other things to do

    • @AzlianaLyana
      @AzlianaLyana Před 6 lety

      Patrick Lynn Thanks for the tips. I'll be sure to keep that in mind so I won't miss it.

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +3

      We're so happy to hear this video inspired you to add Ottawa to your list of places to visit, Azliana!

    • @bobross7081
      @bobross7081 Před 5 lety +1

      I live there:) go here every winter

  • @MrDeathhtaed
    @MrDeathhtaed Před 2 lety +1

    I go when it's 12 am and its empty, it's my own little slice of heaven

  • @BadgerBotherer1
    @BadgerBotherer1 Před 6 lety +11

    Amazing. I lived in Ottawa for a couple of years, and remember this. I think the canal terminates at Dow's Lake, if my memory is not deceiving me, where I skated a few times myself. But it was over thirty years ago!

    • @pat6146
      @pat6146 Před 6 lety +1

      Basically, yep. Ends just past the lake at the Hartwell Locks

    • @BadgerBotherer1
      @BadgerBotherer1 Před 6 lety

      Patrick Lynn Thanks. It was a long time ago. Ottawa's a great city, and I'd love to come back someday!

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  Před 6 lety +4

      That must've been so exciting to skate on the world's largest naturally frozen ice rink! We're so glad this video brought back your fond memories of skating and living in Ottawa.

    • @BadgerBotherer1
      @BadgerBotherer1 Před 6 lety

      National Geographic Thanks for replying. Ottawa was a lovely city, but very cold! I'm back living in UK now!

  • @joeydubbs763
    @joeydubbs763 Před 6 lety +31

    I thought Antarctica was the world's largest icerink😁

  • @robgarcia5591
    @robgarcia5591 Před 6 lety +2

    That’s an amazing view and just a beauty of nature!!!

  • @mayobanexantigua6721
    @mayobanexantigua6721 Před 6 lety +8

    Wow amazing 💙💙💙👍

  • @enthusiasticgen-asad9257
    @enthusiasticgen-asad9257 Před 6 lety +11

    Wish to be there some day.....

  • @AsifAAli
    @AsifAAli Před 4 lety +1

    Gotta love living in Ottawa. 😊 Beautiful, peaceful and calm city! 🙂

  • @WalkingNice
    @WalkingNice Před 4 lety +1

    Amazing!

  • @musicandplaces9426
    @musicandplaces9426 Před 6 lety +8

    Beautiful!😘

  • @daniellekeses1038
    @daniellekeses1038 Před 6 lety

    I live in Ottawa!!!!!!
    And I’ve been to the canal many times I think everyone should have a chance to go!

  • @msmicheal2321
    @msmicheal2321 Před 6 lety +3

    👍👍!! Love you Nat Geo... 😉😘

  • @tjp1451
    @tjp1451 Před 2 lety

    Awesome day on the canal today. Not a cloud in the sky, nice and brisk and tons of folks out enjoying a skate. Jan 16, 2022.

  • @ivomdcoliveira
    @ivomdcoliveira Před 6 lety +2

    Just when i thought Amsterdam canals were amazing when frozen, NG shows this :O

  • @biggestkkfan1506
    @biggestkkfan1506 Před rokem

    wow, that looks amazingly enjoyable 😀 but it seems really crowded in some parts

  • @gchanger3
    @gchanger3 Před 6 lety +1

    Bucket list WORTHY

  • @hinkson7512
    @hinkson7512 Před 3 lety

    Okay this is my bucket list sadly can’t go cause if COVID but when it’s all over and safe I’m definitely going

  • @simonpollock401
    @simonpollock401 Před 6 lety +4

    I always forget how cool Canada can be

    • @bigfatbaataed
      @bigfatbaataed Před 6 lety +3

      Cool is right, as we Canadian say "We promise winter, but, don't guarantee summer"...

    • @OfficialBen-
      @OfficialBen- Před 3 lety +2

      @@bigfatbaataed welp. That didn’t age well

  • @MHaCLeaf
    @MHaCLeaf Před 6 lety +1

    My local beauty. 's a shame it's closed half the tie due to poor ice conditions.

  • @Nalaroar
    @Nalaroar Před 6 lety +1

    This is so cool - I want to visit and skate! Do they use a zamboni to maintain it and keep it smooth?

    • @tabascofaith
      @tabascofaith Před 3 lety

      Yes, they use zambonis to maintain it!

  • @RoKuSa007
    @RoKuSa007 Před 6 lety +6

    Lucky people living near or around it.😀😘

    • @user-vr3fu2ek8d
      @user-vr3fu2ek8d Před 6 lety +1

      Rohit Kumar i live in Ottawa I go there all the time

    • @RoKuSa007
      @RoKuSa007 Před 6 lety

      xACE luck you 😉😂👍👌

    • @heather6711
      @heather6711 Před 6 lety

      We go there every winter. It's so much fun and you GOTTA get a beavertail while you're there

  • @chrisschell90
    @chrisschell90 Před 6 lety +11

    11 people thumbed down skating on the Rideau canal. Highly uncanadian.

  • @moeburn
    @moeburn Před 3 lety +1

    Hey fun fact, that drone footage was technically illegal in Canada! Can't even get a permit to fly over people's heads like that.

  • @bobross7081
    @bobross7081 Před 5 lety +1

    I live there :)

  • @SDGRTX1455
    @SDGRTX1455 Před 6 lety

    My dream is to skate there

  • @alazakhar6109
    @alazakhar6109 Před 6 lety

    I was on it before.

  • @AmmaSoelberg
    @AmmaSoelberg Před 3 lety

    I always forget that this isn't something everyone has... (I go there a lot also it's open this year yay! *covid*)

  • @davidsweeney111
    @davidsweeney111 Před 6 lety

    how cold must it be and how many metres of ice thick?

    • @Aqualyra
      @Aqualyra Před 4 lety +1

      It's looked after by the National Capital Commission. Not sure how thinck but they check it all the time and if it isn't thick enough and safe they close it until it is. They switch the locks every year so the water flows normally into the Rideau River and not partially into the Canal, so there's less water to freeze and it's safer.

  • @andretouch
    @andretouch Před 6 lety

    But the longest skating path is in Winnipeg ;)

  • @allymarie0783
    @allymarie0783 Před 6 lety +1

    My city

  • @tcplayz2355
    @tcplayz2355 Před 3 lety

    I live near that rink

  • @aricanovic
    @aricanovic Před 6 lety

    name of that song please

  • @Bobthegob
    @Bobthegob Před 4 lety

    Can someone tell me if I can skate there at the start of December?

    • @qwipperty
      @qwipperty Před 2 lety

      That's a bit early. It usually opens sometime in January.

  • @rubenscott3972
    @rubenscott3972 Před 6 lety

    I’m jealous

  • @zenithproject817
    @zenithproject817 Před 6 lety

    If it breaks they are all in deep shit😂😂😂

  • @zu1352
    @zu1352 Před 3 lety

    🤩🥰

  • @anonymous9074
    @anonymous9074 Před 3 lety

    Okay but where do you put your normal shoes

  • @narutoqweavatar
    @narutoqweavatar Před 6 lety

    How does the ice not break?

    • @Robz17
      @Robz17 Před 3 lety +2

      With weather approaching -20c or colder for the first 2 months of the year its easy to freeze this over, also it has to have a minimum thickness before opening

  • @shawn_Dubya
    @shawn_Dubya Před 6 lety

    It's melted right now.

    • @revcrussell
      @revcrussell Před 6 lety

      Unseasonably warm weather has that effect.

  • @wandmayeslupik6302
    @wandmayeslupik6302 Před 5 lety

    soon....

  • @fairouzbirsiq2502
    @fairouzbirsiq2502 Před 6 lety

    👍🌷💓🌷👍

  • @telford32
    @telford32 Před rokem

    Looks like an overcrowded nightmare...pass.

    • @vkobevk
      @vkobevk Před rokem

      you dont need to pass, because global warming the canal is closed 😂