Strange bit of manmade geography in the UK: three drainage ditches running parallel to each other, connected on both ends, creating two inland islands that are almost 2 miles / 3 kilometers long but only 15 yards/meters wide. West of Scunthorpe.

It being industrial architecture of the UK, there is, of course, a long and boring wikipedia article about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Torne_(England)

River Torne (England) - Wikipedia

@wikkit If these were in Canada, they'd make excellent skating in the winter.

In Quebec, north of Trois-Rivieres they Zamboni 15 km of forest trails for skating.
https://www.domaineenchanteur.com/en/index.htm

#Quebec #Skating #ForestTrails

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@silicatefondue These aren’t narrowboat canals, but I’m kind of surprised narrowboats haven’t caught on somewhere in North America. It’d be no less of an affectation as modern steel ones are in the UK on modern rebuilt canals, and you could skate on the canals in the winter.