The World’s Most Amazing Natural Events

Original source : http://all-that-is-interesting.com

Posted : April 2014

Author : Savannah Cox

Maelstroms

A maelstrom is a powerful free vortex, essentially a whirlpool, which occurs in the ocean. The original maelstrom that drew fame in Edgar Allan Poe’s classic “A Descent into the Maelstrom” was in fact a very powerful tidal current dubbed Moskstraumen, which is the result of conjoint currents and tides.