About 30 kilometers from Bodø lies the world's largest maelstrom, the Saltstraumen. Enormous masses of water are forced from an 80-kilometer-long fjord into a 2.5-kilometer-long and approximately 150-meter-wide strait, which …

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August 21, 2021

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You can only see the mighty whirlpools from above

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July 14, 2023

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The whirlpools are best observed from the bridge. The bridge is 40 m above the water surface at its highest point.

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1. Brøtt Lighthouse – Saltstraumen Bridge loop from Saltstraumen - Stuorstrávve - Stuorrastrávve

3.73km

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30m

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2. Brøtt Lighthouse – Saltstraumen Bridge loop from Saltstraumen - Stuorstrávve - Stuorrastrávve

4.49km

01:11

40m

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3. Brøtt Lighthouse – Saltstraumen Bridge loop from Saltstraumen - Stuorstrávve - Stuorrastrávve

2.04km

00:33

20m

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Location: Bodø, Nordland, Norway

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View of the Saltstraumen maelstrom from the Saltstraumen Bridge

1. Brøtt Lighthouse – Saltstraumen Bridge loop from Saltstraumen - Stuorstrávve - Stuorrastrávve

2. Brøtt Lighthouse – Saltstraumen Bridge loop from Saltstraumen - Stuorstrávve - Stuorrastrávve

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