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Maelstrom is a word often used to describe a large or powerful whirlpool. It comes from the Dutch "malen" and "stroom" (to grind current). The Maelstrom of the Lofoten Isles (Norway) is often described as a large whirlpool and has been made famous by the writers Edgar Allen Poe (Descent Into The Maelstrom) and Jules Verne (20,000 Leagues Under The Sea) In fact the Maelstrom at Lofoten Isles is not a single whirlpool but a stretch of water that at certain times of the day exhibit tremendous turbulence and short lived but powerful whirlpools.
Other famous examples of whirlpools are The Coryvreckan (Jura and Scarba, West coast of Scotland) The Old Sow (Maine, New Brunswick) The Charybdis (Strait of Messina) The Naruto Whirlpools (Naruto, Japan) St Malo Whirlpool, the picture of which is often used as an illustration of the maelstrom! (St Malo, France) The Salstrom whirlpools (Norway again!) and the Niagara River Whirlpool (sorry but I'm not sure if it's on the Canadian or American side)
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