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Saltstraumen is a sound
Sound (geography)

In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a Headlands and bays, deeper than a bight , wider than a fjord, or it may identify a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....
 with a strong tidal current
Tide

Tides are the rising of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the oceans. Tides cause changes in the depth of the marine and estuary water bodies and produce oscillating currents known as tidal streams, making prediction of tides important for coastal navigation ....
 located in Nordland
Nordland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Tr?ndelag in the south, Norrbottens l?n in Sweden to the east, V?sterbottens l?n to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west....
 30 km east of the city of Bodø
Bodø

is a List of cities in Norway and a Municipalities of Norway in Nordland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Salten Districts of Norway....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
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Saltstraumen is a sound
Sound (geography)

In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a Headlands and bays, deeper than a bight , wider than a fjord, or it may identify a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....
 with a strong tidal current
Tide

Tides are the rising of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the oceans. Tides cause changes in the depth of the marine and estuary water bodies and produce oscillating currents known as tidal streams, making prediction of tides important for coastal navigation ....
 located in Nordland
Nordland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Tr?ndelag in the south, Norrbottens l?n in Sweden to the east, V?sterbottens l?n to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west....
 30 km east of the city of Bodø
Bodø

is a List of cities in Norway and a Municipalities of Norway in Nordland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Salten Districts of Norway....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. The narrow channel connects the outer Saltfjord with its extension, the large Skjerstadfjord. It is the strongest tidal current in the world. Up to 400 million m³ (tonnes) of seawater
Seawater

Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5%, or 35 parts per thousand . This means that every 1 kg of seawater has approximately 35 grams of sea salt ....
 forces its way through a 3 km long and 150 m wide strait
Strait

A strait or straits is a narrow, navigable channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not navigable, for example because it is too shallow, or...
 every six hours, with water speeds reaching 20 knots
Knot (speed)

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour. Its kn abbreviation is preferred by American and Canadian maritime authorities, and by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; however, the kt and kts abbreviations also are used....
 (about 37 km/h). Vortices
Vortex

A vortex is a Rotation, often Turbulence,flow of fluid. Any spiral motion with closed Streamlines, streaklines and pathlines is vortex flow....
 up to 10 m in diameter and 5 m in depth are formed when the current is at its strongest; this feature is commonly known as a whirlpool
Whirlpool

A whirlpool is a swirling body of water usually produced by ocean tides. The vast majority of whirlpools are not very powerful. More powerful ones are more properly termed maelstroms....
 or maelstrom
Maelstrom

A maelstrom is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex, it has considerable downdraft. The Nordic word was introduced into English by Edgar Allan Poe in his story "A Descent into the Maelstr?m" ....
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History and facts

Saltstraumen has only existed for some two to three thousand years. Before that the area was different due to the pressure from the glaciers that had covered Norway for tens of thousands of years. The current is created when the tide
Tide

Tides are the rising of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the oceans. Tides cause changes in the depth of the marine and estuary water bodies and produce oscillating currents known as tidal streams, making prediction of tides important for coastal navigation ....
 tries to fill the Skjerstad
Skjerstad

Skjerstad is a former municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.Skjerstad was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . Fauske was separated from Skjerstad January 1, 1905....
 fjord
Fjord

Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by Glacier....
. The height difference between the sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
 and the fjord inside can be up to 1 meter. The speed of the current can be up to 22 knots (40 km per hour or 25 miles per hour). When the current turns, there is a time-window when the sound
Sound (geography)

In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a Headlands and bays, deeper than a bight , wider than a fjord, or it may identify a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....
 can be navigated by vessels. At these times the current is almost calm.

Saltstraumen is popular with anglers
Angling

Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" .The hook is usually attached by a fishing line to a fishing rod. A Float such as a Float is sometimes used....
, due to its abundance of fish such as saithe, cod
Cod

Cod is the common name for the genus of fish Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes....
, wolffish
Seawolf (fish)

The Atlantic wolffish , also known as the Seawolf, Atlantic catfish, wolf eel , or sea cat, is a marine fish, the largest of the wolffish family Anarhichadidae....
, rose fish
Rose fish

The rose fish , is also known as the ocean perch, Norway haddock, red perch, redfish, or hemdurgan; it is sometimes mistakenly called bergylt, bream, or snapper....
 and halibut
Halibut

A halibut is a type of flatfish from the family of the right-eye flounders . This name is derived from haly and butt , alleged to be called so from being commonly eaten on holy-days....
. Coalfish is the speciality for this area. In fact, the world's largest, registered coalfish of 22.7 kg was caught in Saltstraumen on a fishing rod.

See also


  • Tidal bore
    Tidal bore

    A tidal bore is a tide phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the current....


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