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Maelstrom may refer to: Maelstrom (whirlpool), a powerful whirlpool originally the Moskstraumen in English; Amusement rides. Maelstrom (ride), a former log flume ...
Poe described this phenomenon in his short story "A Descent into the Maelström", which in 1841 was the first to use the word maelstrom in the English language; [8] in this story related to the Lofoten Maelstrom, two fishermen are swallowed by the maelstrom while one survives. [10]
Moskenstraumen maelstrom from a NASA satellite image near Lofoten.Grey and blue-grey colors indicate rough seas. The Moskstraumen is located between the Lofoten Point of the island of Moskenesøya (in Moskenes Municipality) and the small island of Mosken in Værøy Municipality.
In 1953, pianist Lennie Tristano recorded "Descent into the Maelstrom", inspired by the short story. It was an improvised solo piano piece that used multitracking and had no preconceived harmonic structure, being based instead on the development of motifs. [11]
Maelstrom was a reversing Shoot the Chute dark ride attraction located in the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering , the ride opened on July 5, 1988, in the Norway Pavilion of the park's World Showcase section.
Enough! Enough!". Aronnax immediately joins his companions as they carry out their escape plans, but as they board the submarine's skiff they realize that the Nautilus has seemingly blundered into the ocean's deadliest whirlpool, the Moskenstraumen (more commonly known as the "Maelstrom"). They escape and find refuge on an island off the coast ...
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Maelström is a 2000 Canadian absurdist psychological drama film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve.It stars Marie-Josée Croze as a depressed young businesswoman who becomes romantically involved with the son of a man she killed in a hit-and-run accident.