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Saltstraumen - tidal currents on Norway’s coast

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September 21, 2018

The ebb and flow of the tides creates maelstroms reaching as far as 5 meters down at Saltstraumen. The natural spectacle whips the sea water up to speeds of some 40 km/h.

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