Frozen lake
© RadiantSpiritGallery/YouTubeLake Superior
As winter wanes and spring creeps in for much of the northern hemisphere, we checked out some impressive images of ice, particularly surrounding the world's largest - and coldest - lakes.

Whether it's ice stacking on Lake Superior in the US, car-shaped icicles in Canada, or floating blocks on Lake Baikal in Russia, mother nature has put on quite a show this season.

Lake Superior, USA

As sheets of ice crashed on the shore of the great Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, they stack up like broken glass, creating a beautiful and somewhat hypnotic scene.


Lake Baikal, Siberia

With temperatures dipping to -19 degrees Celsius (-3 Fahrenheit) and strong winds, a block of ice can be seen floating across the frozen lake as though it's just off to meet another block further along.


Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

An ice imprint of a car's front bumper was all that was left behind in Ontario after the mysterious vehicle moved on. That, or as the video narrator notes, it could be a "top secret ice coating", like James Bond's Aston Martin Vanquish in Die Another Day.


Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA

This ice "sculpture" was co-created by humans who ignored warnings and parked on what they thought was a frozen lake during Winterfest in the US city of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.


New York, USA

In an unspecified part of New York, YouTube user Jeff McCaskey recorded the effects of the changing weather on a local "ice fountain" tower, ultimately resulting in its collapse due to the weight of the ice.