Tou can even experience the strong forces by boatĮvery bump and rock will cause turbulence within this stream. This is a dangerous place as speeds on the surface of the water may move at nearly 40 kilometers per hour. The vortices of these can reach between 10 and 30 meters in diameter and are up to 5 meters deep. Beautiful swirling whirlpools are created and water bubbles up in huge powerful pushes. It is beyond mesmerizing to watch as the water tries to move in or out, depending on the time of day. When the tide changes, you can witness impressive surges as the water rushes to move between the massive Skjerstadfjord to the outer Saltfjord. The strait spans 3 kilometers but is only 150 meters wide at the smallest point. The water is pushing through a narrow strait that separates the islands of Knaplundsøya and Straumsøya. Related: Discover Norway’s Best Water Show ![]() It is so wild, that it can easily terrify anyone - especially when its current is at its strongest during a full moon. ![]() This causes some serious turbulence in the waters, generating these maelstroms. That’s in fact way more than Niagara Falls. The waters reach speeds up to 20 knots or 25 mph. The beast that comes alive at six-hour intervals with each tidal change transports 400 million cubic meters of water in six hours. The Saltstraumen maelstrom, however, the world’s strongest current, is something you might think only could be seen in Lord of the Rings or read of in an epic like The Odyssey (just have a look at the video below). The World’s Strongest Current – in Norway Related: Hard Core Fishing and Champagne in Norway A maelstrom is a powerful whirlpool, a body of swirling water produced by the meeting of opposing currents More powerful ones in seas or oceans may be termed maelstroms (Source: Wikipedia). The vast majority of whirlpools are not very powerful and very small whirlpools can be easily seen when a bath or a sink is draining. A maelstrom is a powerful whirlpool, a body of swirling water produced by the meeting of opposing currents. Maelstrom comes from a Dutch word, which translates to grinding stream. Every 6 hours when the tide changes you can witness an astonishing display of Mother Nature’s brute forces here. This is in fact one of the most amazing places in Norway, or anywhere else really. About 30 kilometers west and then south from the town of Bodø in Northern Norway you will find Saltstraumen maelstrom.
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