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Yes, you read that correctly. “Ice pancakes” comparable in size to dinner plates were found floating on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. These “pancakes” were found by The River Dee Trust, but can be and have been found in other rivers and open seas.
Strange “ice pancakes” the size of frisbees have appeared on a Scottish river http://t.co/VSqfYybK6I pic.twitter.com/dAaDatDAH2
— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) December 18, 2014
The biologist who found the “ice pancakes”, Jamie Urquhart, believes that the phenomenon occurred when foam floating on the water began to freeze at night. During the day, these discs softened around the edges and formed higher rims due to collisions. At night, they once again began to freeze and grow in size (BBC News).
Bizarre ‘ice pancakes’ seen floating on the River Dee http://t.co/Gu5GxkSBdQ (Pic: Hemedia) pic.twitter.com/FiNf0A3gQp
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 18, 2014
While these “ice pancakes” were found on the River Dee at Brise in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, they usually form in rough seas around the Arctic and Antarctic (Daily Mail).