Ottawa’s Rideau Canal is the World’s Largest Ice Rink | National Geographic
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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Rideau Canal Skateway | Ottawa Tourism
Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Ontario — Canada's Capital. So, how do they maintain the ice surface of the world's largest skating rink?
HISTORIC RIDEAU CANAL IN OTTAWA SUMMER TIME, CANADA
Summer time of the Rideau Canal a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Which is worlds largest outdoor skating rink in winter time Rideau Canal Skateway is 7.8 Km (4.8 miles) long which stretch from Ottawa's downtown core to Dow lake.
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The Rideau Canal is also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Rideau Canal Skateway - 2019
The Rideau Canal Skateway is the world’s largest skating rink, and an iconic destination in the heart of Canada’s Capital.
The 7.8-kilometre Skateway begins just steps from Canada’s Parliament Buildings, and extends to Dows Lake. Along this scenic route, skaters can warm up at rest areas, where there are toasty fires, hot drinks and tasty snacks.
This winter, come live unforgettable moments on the world's largest skating rink!
What it feels like to skate the full length of Ottawa’s Rideau Canal
Ready, set, go! This is the picturesque view you’ll see when you skate the length of Ottawa’s Rideau Canal, the world’s largest skating rink, open 24 hours a day during the winter months.
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Did You Know? - History of the Rideau Canal
As the oldest functioning waterway of its kind in North America, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Rideau Canal is an important part of Canadian history. Stretching over 200 kilometres from the city of Kingston to Ottawa, over time, the canal has truly become a national treasure. Puneet Birgi explores the interesting history of this famous waterway.
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The series of steep, step-like locks between the Château Laurier and Parliament Hill marks the north end of the 200km Rideau Canal, which flows all the way down to Kingston.
The Ottawa Locks, with its flight of eight locks is more than just an item of passing historic interest. These locks represent an amazing engineering achievement in the middle of the Canadian wilderness of the early 19th century and became the focus around which the city of Ottawa grew. The locks connect the channel of the Rideau Canal in Ottawa to the Ottawa River, almost 80 ft. (24.4 m) below.
The Rideau Canal uses a lock system that is still fully functioning. The gates that let boats in and out of the locks last approximately 12–15 years. When the canal was constructed, the gates were made at the lock sites by carpenters and blacksmiths, but presently they are made in Smiths Falls, Ontario, and sometimes take up to 2 months to build 1 set of gates. The gates used on the Rideau Canal are made of Douglas Fir and are mitre-shaped to ensure a tight seal due to water pressure. The average Rideau Canal lock lift uses 1.3 million litres
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The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. It is 202 kilometres in length. The name Rideau, French for curtain, is derived from the curtain-like appearance of the Rideau River's twin waterfalls where they join the Ottawa River. The canal system uses sections of two rivers, the Rideau and the Cataraqui, as well as several lakes. The Rideau Canal is operated by Parks Canada.
The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures intact, operated by Parks Canada. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007 it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Travel Ottawa, Canada - The Rideau Canal of Ottawa
Take a tour of Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Ottawa, Canada is home to one of the most amazing waterways in North America.
The Rideau Canal is a around 125-mile watercourse, ideal for recreational boaters or short cruises.
The canal has about 45 different systems of locks down its long length to permit boat travel.
In the winter, the entire Rideau Canal freezes and becomes a long ice rink.
In fact, the canal is the world's largest skating rink and draws many visitors.
Visiting any length of the Rideau Canal, walking or boating, is time well spent.
Rideau Canal locks in Ottawa, Canada. Watch how that works!
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Ottawa, Ontario - Downtown And The Rideau Canal
An afternoon in downtown Ottawa and along the Rideau Canal.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Rideau Canal HD (2015)
The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. It is 202 kilometres in length. The name Rideau, French for curtain, is derived from the curtain-like appearance of the Rideau River's twin waterfalls where they join the Ottawa River. The canal system uses sections of two rivers, the Rideau and the Cataraqui, as well as several lakes. The Rideau Canal is operated by Parks Canada.
The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures intact, operated by Parks Canada. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007 it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cruising Rideau Canal, Ottawa.
Rideau Canal is a chain of beautiful lakes, rivers and locks extending 202 km from Kingston, at the east end of Lake Ontario to Ottawa, Canada's capital city.
Timelapse of the locks in the Rideau Canal in Ottawa Canada
Who knew the locks on the Rideau canal were operated manually!?
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Rideau Canal & Waterway Jones Falls Locks Ontario Canada. Fascinating!!
Jones Falls, where the boats go up or down the river. A special kind of water life called a lock.
How the lock works?
- boats in
- gate close
- water release in the lock chamber
- as the water rise, the boats in lock chamber rise as well
- If the water level in the lock chamber is the same level as canal above then, gate open
Same as going down, but instead of filling in water, they let out the water
Boats rise and fall almost 60 feet via a set of four canal locks, and a dam. It was built with large sandstone blocks that were quarried approximately 2.5 miles inland from the north end of the lake, near Elgin, Ontario.
Jones Falls is the oldest continuously operated canal in North America. Most of the locks are still operated by hand, using the same mechanisms that were used to operate the locks in 1832.
The Rideau Canal is a series of rivers, lakes and connecting locks and canals that form a continuous waterway from Kingston to Ottawa, in eastern Ontario, Canada.
Very fascinating with locks. It’s amazing to see the boats slowly rise in a lock when being filled with water. And it just as amazing as the boats go down as the water let out.
The park is beautifully maintained. There are picnic tables and several historic buildings to visit. Also, a short walk takes you to a curved stone dam that was the largest in the world when it was built.
It is always a pleasure to visit this historic park
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Skating on the Rideau Canal, Ottawa Canada
Dows Lake.
Rideau Canal: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway,
connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario.
It is 202 kilometres in length.
The name Rideau, French for curtain, is derived from the curtain-like appearance of the Rideau River's twin waterfalls where they join the Ottawa River.
The canal system uses sections of two rivers, the Rideau and the Cataraqui, as well as several lakes. The Rideau Canal is operated by Parks Canada.
Largest naturally frozen ice rink - The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa
One of Ottawa’s most popular winter attractions has to be the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest skating rink. The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is 7.8 km (4.8 miles) long and has a total maintained surface area of 165, 621 m² (1.782 million ft²), which is equivalent to 90 Olympic size skating rinks. This is called an ice rink (as distinguished from any number of other frozen bodies of water) because its entire length received daily maintenance such as sweeping, ice thickness checks and there are toilet and recreational facilities along its entire length.
The Skateway runs from Canada’s Parliament Buildings to Dows Lake (home to an outdoor art gallery on ice) then on to Carleton University for an average of 50 days each winter.
Its size and creativity helped designate the skateway as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
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