On a positive note, there is an abundance of fish in this region caused by the strong currents and a super size coalfish of 22.7 kilos was caught here setting the world record for coalfish caught with a fishing pole.
Nevertheless, great caution needs to be exercised as the underwater currents are constantly twisting. In reality, there is actually a time window when the tidal currents turn, larger ships can sail through the Saltstraumen strait and the currents appear calm. Literature and movies have fantasized maelstroms as inescapable and powerful forces. A huge tide with up to 400,000,000 cubic meters of seawater moving at a speed of around 40 km per hour forces its way through a mere 3 kilometer long and 150 meter wide strait every six hours trying to fill up the Skjerstadfjorden resulting in the maelstrom.The maelstrom can be around 10 meters in diameter and 5 meters in depth when the current is at its strongest. Saltstraumen is a narrow strait in the west coast of Norway, closer to the Arctic Circle, and connects two larger water bodies, the outer Saltfjorden to the large Skjerstadfjorden which is closer to the inland. The maelstrom in the image is a maelstrom at Saltsraumen, the strongest tidal current in the world that has existed for about two to three thousand years. The channel is a couple of miles long, but only about 500 feet wide. It takes place in a channel that separates two bits of land. The word maelstrom is a descriptive name derived from the Dutch word ‘maalstroom’ which translates to ‘grinding-stream’, implying that the whirlpool’s spinning is like a grinding mill. Saltstraumen Maelstrom is one of the most powerful tidal currents in the world. The water swirls downwards around an imaginary axis. A maelstrom is caused when water is forced to twist around an object or when water streams into a narrower strait, causing the water to flow faster and to create energetic swirling turbulence.
We have a great spa area with indoor massage bath, infrared sauna, Finnish sauna, massage chairs and a cozy relaxation area. At our hotel you can relax in quiet surroundings, with dramatic forces right outside the door. Maelstroms are powerful whirlpools occurring in oceans. Saltstraumen hotel is right next to the Maelstrom, Saltstraumen.
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