Here I am standing at Saltstraumen just outside the city of Bodø. I am told that this is the worlds strongest tidal current with up to 400 million m³ of seawater forcing its way through a 3 km long strait every 6th hour. Vortices up to 10 m in diameter and 5 m in depth can be formed, whirlpool.
Saltstraumen is a popular place for fishing, due to abundance of saithe/pollock, cod, wolffish and halibut. Coalfish is the speciality for this area, the largest documented caught on a fishing rod is 22,7 kg.
This bridge is 768 meters long, the longest span is 160 meters and the maximum clearance to the tidal current is 41 meters.
If you take a close look you will see a "spot" in the sky above the bridge. That is not a dead insect on my lens, but a Sea King mk 43 Helicopter.
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Virkelig flott Ivar.
ReplyDeleteStilige bevegelser i strømmen.
Man har lite å stille opp med dersom man ramler uti der.
Ha en fin start på helga
Wow what an awesome scene, you captured it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteAll the best
Guy
Regina In Pictures
Dramatic view!
ReplyDeleteBoy you wouldn't want to fall in there! Great shot.
ReplyDeleteFantastic capture, Ivar! And, no, I surely wouldn't want to fall in there! Very dramatic shot! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
What to say... Amazing. I wish I was there.
ReplyDeleteDu får frem veldig godt den sterke strømmen i bildet! Veldig bra!
ReplyDeleteBildet ble tatt forrige helg, nå om dagen er det jo tåke og rimfrost som herjer i byen! Men nydelig er det også. Skulle bare hatt litt bedre tid til og tatt bilder...
Ha en fin helg!
A great picture - just don't all in. Water is very powerful as it churns through the rocks.
ReplyDeleteFlott komp. bilde fra Straumen.
ReplyDeleteHar vært her noen ganger selv men har ingen bilder fra denne kanten.
Ps. tror jeg ville ha redigert bort den sorte prikken. Det er sikkert en måke.
Beautiful - that water looks like mercury.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous pic again! (My sister is living in Bodö...)
ReplyDeleteAwesome picture, and your explanation added nicely. It sort of makes one want to come and visit. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletea good day ivar
ReplyDeletelove all the action in the cold cold gray water...fab capture.
What an action in that water.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see, thanks for sharing!
Just the right place to go for a swim in those whirlpools. Okay, guess not...
ReplyDeleteWow...the turbulance in the water is amazing...I don't know that I'd be standing that close to it. I don't think anyone would survive it if they fell in!
ReplyDeleteThe photo is beautiful though...a very nice contrast of the turbulant water in the forefront and the scenic almost peaceful bridge, then the threatening clouds above. Well done!