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More powerful ones formed in seas or oceans may be called maelstroms (/ ˈ m eɪ l s t r ɒ m,-r ə m / MAYL-strom, -strəm). Vortex is the proper term for a whirlpool that has a downdraft . [ citation needed ]
Moskstraumen is created as a result of a combination of several factors, including tides, strong local winds, position of the Lofoten and the underwater topography; unlike most other major maelstroms, such as Saltstraumen, Gulf of Corryvreckan, Naruto whirlpools, Old Sow whirlpool, and Skookumchuck Narrows, it is located in the open sea rather ...
Maelstrom (ride), a former log flume dark ride attraction in the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida Maelstrom, a spinning flat thrill ride at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey
Researchers are now trying to figure out how these maelstroms came to be and why they behave so weirdly. Eddies, which can measure more than 60 miles across, are typically created by turbulence in ...
The story mentions Jonas Danilssønn Ramus, a man from Norway who wrote about a famous maelström at Saltstraumen.The opening epigraph is quoted from an essay by Joseph Glanvill called "Against Confidence in Philosophy and Matters of Speculation" (1676), though Poe altered the wording significantly.
Saltstraumen is popular with anglers, due to its abundance of fish such as saithe, cod, wolffish, rose fish, and halibut. Coalfish is a specialty of the area. The largest documented coalfish of 22.7 kg (50 lb) was caught in Saltstraumen on a fishing rod.
Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845): Scottish con man who tried to attract investment and settlers for the non-existent country of "Poyais". [2]Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756–1791): Chief conspirator in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, which further tarnished the French royal family's already-poor reputation and, along with other causes, eventually led to the French Revolution.
Silverberg also acknowledged that this was a list of battles that had affected Western history and did not include battles from other parts of history. In 1964, American historian Lt. Col. Joseph B. Mitchell published Twenty Decisive Battles of the World, an update of Creasy's list with five additions: The Vicksburg Campaign, 1863.