Saltstraumen

Geographical location

The Salt traumas, 30 kilometers east of the town of Bodø in Nordland located in Norway, is the strongest tidal current in the world.

With a 2.5 km long and about 150 meters wide channel between the islands Straumen and Straumøy that the Yttre (outer) Saltfjord with the Skjerstadfjord (also called " Indre Saltfjord " ) connects, flow in the changing of the tides nearly 400 million cubic meters of water the strait in and out. The current reaches doing speeds of up to 40 km / h and it caused huge whirlpools. You can reach a diameter of up to ten meters and reach more than four feet in depth. Only in still water, so the highest and lowest, enters a rest for a short time.

On a bridge, the coastal road leads Rv17 ( Riksvei 17 ) over the stream and offers impressive views. The banks of the Salt traumas are a popular fishing spot, since the fish are attracted to the nutrient-rich water, for example here is the world record pollock was caught, which weighed 22.3 kg.

Opened in 1996, event center, where you could find out by means of images, finds and multimedia shows about the natural wonders and the history of the area, has now been closed.