Ice carousel
{{short description|Piece of ice made to spin like a carousel}}
{{seealso|ice circle}}
File:Lappajärvi Ice Carousel 2023.jpg
An ice carousel is a circular piece of ice made to spin like a carousel within a larger body of water, often a frozen lake. It is a man-made phenomenon, made by cutting the floating ice sheet, unlike the natural rotating ice circles.
History
In 2017, Janne Käpylehto carved one in Lohja, in Finland.{{Cite web |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/finland-janne-kapylehto-ice-carousel-frozen-lake-chainsaw-solar-powered-outboard-motor-2017-1 |title= A Finnish man made an ice carousel on a frozen lake using a chainsaw |last= Romeo |first= Claudia |publisher= Business Insider |access-date= 2019-02-10 |archive-date= 2019-02-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011326/https://www.businessinsider.com/finland-janne-kapylehto-ice-carousel-frozen-lake-chainsaw-solar-powered-outboard-motor-2017-1 |url-status= live }}
Two men created one in Burntside Lake, near Ely, Minnesota, in 2018.{{Cite web |url= https://kbjr6.com/news/iron-range/2018/12/24/ely-men-craft-christmas-ice-carousel/ |title= Ely men craft Christmas ice carousel |date= 2018-12-24 |website= KBJR 6 |language= en-US |access-date= 2019-02-10 |archive-date= 2019-02-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011333/https://kbjr6.com/news/iron-range/2018/12/24/ely-men-craft-christmas-ice-carousel/ |url-status= live }}
An ice carousel created in Little Falls, Minnesota, in early 2019 was dubbed the largest in the world. {{Cite web |url= https://www.kare11.com/video/news/local/land-of-10000-stories/minnesotan-builds-worlds-largest-ice-carousel/89-4681e229-d991-40eb-8e3b-7aabedcd592a |title= Minnesotan builds world's largest ice carousel |website= KARE |access-date= 2019-02-10 }}
In December 2019, on a lake in Clerval, Abitibi, Québec, Canada, a team constructed an ice carousel with a diameter of {{convert|209.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} and an area of {{convert|34307|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, surpassing the prior record of {{convert|155|ft|m|abbr=on}} set in the United States. The feat was recognized by the World Ice Carousel Association, which keeps track of records.{{cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ice-carousel-world-record-1.5392242 |title= Fancy a spin? Quebecers in Abitibi break world record for largest ice carousel |date= 11 December 2019 |publisher= CBC News |access-date= 13 December 2019 |archive-date= 13 December 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191213002557/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ice-carousel-world-record-1.5392242 |url-status= live }}
An even larger ice carousel was cut into Lake Lappajärvi in Finland by Janne Käpylehto's team in February 2023. The carousel has a diameter of {{convert|516|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. {{Cite web|title=Finland re-takes world ice carousel record|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20016727|access-date=2023-04-01|website=newscentermaine.com|date=7 February 2023|language=en|archive-date=2023-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401143759/https://yle.fi/a/74-20016727|url-status=live}}
In April 2023, Volunteers in Madawaska, Maine, United States of America created an even larger ice carousel totaling 1,776 feet in diameter.{{Cite web|title=Maine claims biggest ice disk world record at 1,776 feet|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/maine-biggest-ice-disk-carousel-world-record-1776-feet/|access-date=2023-05-14|website=cbsnews.com|date=4 April 2023|language=en-US|archive-date=2023-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413124148/https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/maine-biggest-ice-disk-carousel-world-record-1776-feet/|url-status=live}}
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Category:Buildings and structures made of snow or ice
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