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The Lofoten Maelstrom on the northern coast of Norway has been renowned for centuries for its strength and dangerous whirlpools. We now complete a previous review1 of the historic literature about the Maelstrom and present results of simulations describing the large-scale dynamics of this remarkable phenomenon.
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Gjevik, B., Moe, H. & Ommundsen, A. Sources of the Maelstrom. Nature 388, 837–838 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/42159
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