Rideau Canal Skateway
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Rideau Canal Skateway is a famous seasonal ice skating rink in Ottawa, Canada, formed by freezing a section of the Rideau Canal and celebrated as one of the world’s largest naturally frozen skating surfaces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rideau Canal Skateway canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor recreation area
ⓘ
seasonal ice skating rink ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| admissionFee | free ⓘ |
| cityServed | Ottawa ⓘ |
| climateDependent | yes ⓘ |
| connects |
Downtown Ottawa core
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Ottawa
Dow’s Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Lansdowne Park ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being one of the world’s largest naturally frozen skating surfaces
ⓘ
length of several kilometres through downtown Ottawa ⓘ |
| feature |
access ramps from multiple points along the canal
ⓘ
food and beverage kiosks ⓘ rest areas called "warming huts" or "rest areas" ⓘ skate rental facilities ⓘ skate sharpening services ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Winterlude festival activities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Downtown Ottawa section
ⓘ
Dow’s Lake area ⓘ
surface form:
Dow’s Lake section
Lansdowne Park ⓘ
surface form:
Lansdowne Park section
|
| heritageDesignation |
Kingston Fortifications (Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage Site component)
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Rideau Canal)
|
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 7.8 kilometres when fully open ⓘ |
| locatedAlong |
Colonel By Drive
ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth Driveway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Rideau Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| maintainedBy | National Capital Commission ⓘ |
| maximumArea | approximately 165,000 square metres of ice ⓘ |
| occupies | Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1971 ⓘ |
| openingSeason | winter ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Capital Commission ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| partOf |
National Capital Region winter attractions
ⓘ
Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Guinness World Records ⓘ |
| recordHeld | world’s largest naturally frozen ice skating rink (various years) ⓘ |
| requiresCondition | sustained sub-zero temperatures for safe opening ⓘ |
| seasonal | yes ⓘ |
| surfaceType | naturally frozen ice ⓘ |
| touristCount | over one million visits per typical season ⓘ |
| use |
ice skating
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ winter recreation ⓘ |
| width | varies, often 15 to 30 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.