Solar Ice Rink Explained

The Solar Ice Rink is an ice rink located in Nairobi, Kenya. The rink is located in the Panari Sky Centre, a large retail, leisure and hotel accommodation complex.

Opened in 2005, the Solar Ice Rink is the largest rink in Africa,^[1] and the first rink in East Africa and Central Africa. The rink cost US$700,000 to build.^[2]

The rink covers an area of 1400m2,^[3] and can accommodate 200 skaters.^[4]

External links

• http://www.nairobikenya.com/entertainment/sports/solar-ice-rink/

-1.329°N 36.8558°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.mg.co.za/article/2005-12-26-kenyan-skaters-flock-to-east-africas-first-ice-rink Kenyan skaters flock to East Africa's first ice rink : Mail & Guardian Online
2. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/h.php?news=kenyan-skaters-chillin-on-east-africas-first-ice-rink-2005-12-27 Kenyan skaters chillin' on East Africa's first ice rink - Turkish Daily News Dec 27, 2005
3. Web site: Nairobi, Kenya - Solar Ice Rink .
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4543576.stm BBC NEWS | World | Africa | East Africa's ice skating first