Like in Pirates of the Caribbean
2007-12-22 02:30:49 · 5 answers · asked by T.M. 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The Maelstrom is a strong current on the west coast of Norway, the country where I live. The current is the result of the Gulfstream running between mainland and an outer lying island. The Gulfstream is, of course, the main north Atlantic current running from the Gulf of Mexico to norther Europe, following the Norwegian coast and going under the polar ice.
The Maelstrom was made popular by the author Edgar Allan Poe, a century ago, but its power was quite over exaggerated.
2007-12-22 02:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by Michel Verheughe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not like in Pirates, but there are plenty of real maelstroms.
2007-12-22 02:39:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maelstrom is another name for whirlpool and the one in the story maelstrom is strictly fiction.
2007-12-22 05:18:40 · answer #3 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-12-22 17:43:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever heard of a dictionary?
2007-12-22 02:35:30 · answer #5 · answered by wingdriver1@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋