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Moskenstraumen
Moskstraumen is a system of tide, tidal Eddy (fluid dynamics), eddies and whirlpools, one of the strongest in the world, that forms at the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway between the Norwegian Sea and the Vestfjorden. It is located between the Lofoten Point () on the island of Moskenesøya (in Moskenes Municipality) and the island of Mosken (in Værøy Municipality). Moskstraumen is unusual in that it occurs in the open sea whereas most other whirlpool, whirlpools are observed in confined straits or rivers. It originates from a combination of several factors, the dominant being the strong semi-diurnal tides and peculiar shape of the seabed, with a shallow ridge between the Moskenesøya and Værøya islands which amplifies and whirls the tidal currents. Moskstraumen has been featured in many historical accounts, generally exaggerated. It is also popularly known as Whirlpool, maelstroma Nordic word (malstrøm/malström) for a strong whirlpool which originates from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moskenes Municipality
Moskenes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality comprises the southern part of the island of Moskenesøya in the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Reine. Other villages include Sørvågen, Hamnøya, and Å. The municipality is the 322nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Moskenes is the 338th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 954. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 13.9% over the previous 10-year period. The municipal government owes (as of 2022), and the significance of this debt has made it difficult to find a neighboring municipality that is interested in merging with Moskenes. History The municipality was established on 1 July 1916 when the southern part of Flakstad Municipality was separated to become Moskenes. Initially, Moskenes had a population of 1,306. On 1 January 1964, the Flakstad M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Sea
The Norwegian Sea (; ; ) is a marginal sea, grouped with either the Atlantic Ocean or the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to the northeast. In the southwest, it is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a submarine ridge running between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. To the north, the Jan Mayen Ridge separates it from the Greenland Sea. Unlike many other seas, most of the bottom of the Norwegian Sea is not part of a continental shelf and therefore lies at a great depth of about two kilometres on average. Rich deposits of oil and natural gas are found under the sea bottom and are being explored commercially, in the areas with sea depths of up to about one kilometre. The coastal zones are rich in fish that visit the Norwegian Sea from the North Atlantic or Barents Sea (cod) for spawning. The warm North Atlantic Current ensures relatively stable and high water temperatures, so that unlike the Arctic seas, the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moskstraumen Current
Moskstraumen is a system of tidal eddies and whirlpools, one of the strongest in the world, that forms at the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway between the Norwegian Sea and the Vestfjorden. It is located between the Lofoten Point () on the island of Moskenesøya (in Moskenes Municipality) and the island of Mosken (in Værøy Municipality). Moskstraumen is unusual in that it occurs in the open sea whereas most other whirlpools are observed in confined straits or rivers. It originates from a combination of several factors, the dominant being the strong semi-diurnal tides and peculiar shape of the seabed, with a shallow ridge between the Moskenesøya and Værøya islands which amplifies and whirls the tidal currents. Moskstraumen has been featured in many historical accounts, generally exaggerated. It is also popularly known as maelstroma Nordic word (malstrøm/malström) for a strong whirlpool which originates from the Dutch combination of ''malen'' (to grind) and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosken
Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Lofoten archipelago about halfway between the islands of Værøya to the south and Moskenesøya to the north. The Moskenstraumen maelstrom—one of the most powerful in the world—is located on the north side of the island of Mosken. Historically, the island was used for grazing sheep in both the summer and the winter. Media gallery DSC00087mosken.JPG, Mosken with Moskenesøya in the background Moskstraumen.jpg, Moskenstraumen with Mosken and Værøy in the background and Moskenesøy to the right Mosken fra sjoen.jpg, View of Mosken, seen from the sea Mosken.jpg, View of Mosken from Værøy, looking north See also * List of islands of Norway This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A * Alden * Aldra * Algrøy * Alsta * Altra * Anda * Andabeløya * Andørj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naruto Whirlpools
The are tidal whirlpools in the Naruto Strait, a channel between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island in Hyōgo, Japan. The strait between Naruto and Awaji island has a width of about . The strait is one of the connections between the Pacific Ocean and the Inland Sea, a body of water separating Honshū and Shikoku, two of the main islands of Japan. The tide moves large amounts of water into and out of the Inland Sea twice a day. With a range of up to , the tide creates a difference in the water level of up to between the Inland Sea and the Pacific. Due to the narrowness of the strait, the water rushes through the Naruto channel at a speed of about four times a day, twice flowing in and twice flowing out. During a spring tide, the speed of the water may reach , creating vortices up to in diameter. The current in the strait is the fastest in Japan and the fourth fastest in the world after the Saltstraumen outside Bodø in Norway, which reaches speeds of , the Moskenst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Værøy Municipality
Værøy is an island List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sørland on the main island of Værøya. The other village in Værøy is Nordland, Nordland, Nordland. Most of the residents live in the Sørland area surrounding the main harbor. The old Værøy Lighthouse sits at the end of that harbor. The municipality is the 352nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Værøy is the 348th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of only 683. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information Værøy Municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 July 1928, the southern district of Værøy (population: 731) was separated to become the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordland
Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county was formerly known as ''Nordlandene amt''. The county administration is in the Bodø (town), town of Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995. In the southern part of the county is Vega Municipality, Vega, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Districts The county is divided into traditional districts. These are Helgeland in the south (south of the Arctic Circle), Salten in the centre, and Ofoten in the north-east. In the north-west lie the archipelagoes of Lofoten and Vesterålen. Geography Nordland is located along the northwestern coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Norway. Due to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Sow Whirlpool
Old Sow (''Mocinikosk'', in Maliseet-Passamaquoddy) is the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere, located off the southwestern shore of Deer Island, New Brunswick, Canada, and off the northeast shore of Moose Island, the principal island of Eastport, Maine. It is considered most visible and dangerous three hours after low tide. The name has been in use since at least 1935.Lewiston Evening Journal, "Sea Hogs Drag Fishing Craft to Destruction", July 3 1935 Origin The whirlpool is caused by local bathymetry and a tidal range where waters exchange between Passamaquoddy Bay and the Bay of Fundy, combined with the topography of the location's sea floor at the confluence of the numerous local currents through channels and over small sea mounts. The whirlpools form in an area with a diameter of approximately , as determined by the president of the Old Sow Whirlpool Survivors' Association in 1997 by way of an aerial photograph. The photograph was calibrated using the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Descent Into The Maelström
"A Descent into the Maelström" is an 1841 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction. Plot Inspired by the Moskstraumen, it is couched as a story within a story, a tale told at the summit of a mountain climb in Lofoten, Norway. The story is told by an old man who reveals that he only appears old—"You suppose me a ''very'' old man," he says, "but I am not. It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to weaken my limbs, and to unstring my nerves." The narrator, convinced by the power of the whirlpools he sees in the ocean beyond, is then told of the "old" man's fishing trip with his two brothers a few years ago. Driven by "the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens", their ship was caught in the vortex. One brother was pulled into the waves; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skookumchuck Narrows
Skookumchuck Narrows is a strait forming the entrance of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), Sunshine Coast in Canada. Before broadening into Sechelt Inlet, all of its tidal race, tidal flow together with that of Salmon Inlet and Narrows Inlet must pass through Sechelt Rapids. At peak flows, standing waves, whitecaps, and whirlpools form at the rapids even in calm weather. The narrows are also the site of Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park. Each day, tides force large amounts of seawater through the narrows— of water on a tide. The difference in water levels on either side of the rapids can exceed in height. Current speeds can exceed ,Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park BCParks up to . The tidal patterns keep the water moving at virtually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltstraumen
or is a small strait with one of the strongest Tide, tidal currents in the world. It is located in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about southeast of the Bodø (town), town of Bodø. The narrow channel connects the outer Saltfjorden to the large Skjerstad Fjord between the islands of Straumøya and Knaplundsøya. The Saltstraumen Bridge on Norwegian County Road 17 crosses Saltstraumen. Current Saltstraumen has one of the strongest tidal currents in the world. Up to of seawater forces its way through a long and wide strait every six hours. Vortex, Vortices known as whirlpools or Maelstrom (whirlpool), maelstroms up to in diameter and in depth are formed when the current is at its strongest. At this point, one source claims that the tidal current can reach . Saltstraumen has existed for about two to three thousand years. Before that, the area was different due to post-glacial rebound. The current is created when the tide tries to fill Skjers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moskenes Komm
Moskenes may refer to: Places *Moskenes Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Moskenes (village), a village within Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Moskenes Church, a church in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Moskenes Island, or Moskenesøya, an island in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Moskeneset, Finnmark, a small peninsula in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Moskeneset, Nordland, a small peninsula in Gildeskål Municipality Gildeskål is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Bodø Region and the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipali ... in Nordland county, Norway Other *Moskenes, the plural of moskene, a class of synthetic aroma compounds to emulate the scent of animal musk {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
