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Ice disc brings touch of Scandinavia to Devon river
Honiton A rare phenomenon normally associated with Scandinavia has been recorded on a British river.
A giant, spinning disc of ice was seen on the Otter, near Honiton, Devon, by Roy Jefferies, who was walking his dog on the bank during the recent cold snap. He was amazed by the slowly rotating, 10ft wide, perfectly circular object, which was stationary in the current close to where a stream joined the river.
Graham Blissett, who also saw the disc, said that they were very rare. He had never heard of one in Britain before. In Sweden ice discs 200 metres across have been recorded.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/w ... 511931.ece
Ice disc brings touch of Scandinavia to Devon river
Honiton A rare phenomenon normally associated with Scandinavia has been recorded on a British river.
A giant, spinning disc of ice was seen on the Otter, near Honiton, Devon, by Roy Jefferies, who was walking his dog on the bank during the recent cold snap. He was amazed by the slowly rotating, 10ft wide, perfectly circular object, which was stationary in the current close to where a stream joined the river.
Graham Blissett, who also saw the disc, said that they were very rare. He had never heard of one in Britain before. In Sweden ice discs 200 metres across have been recorded.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/w ... 511931.ece