See also:

• MAELSTROM (whirlpool)

MAELSTROM (whirlpool)  , a See also:

• TERM

term originally applied to a strong current See also:

• RUNNING

running past the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south end of the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of Moskenaes, a member of the See also:

• GROUP

group of Lofoten Islands on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• NORWAY
• NORWAY (Norge)

Norway . It is known also as the Moskenstrom . Though dangerous in certain states of See also:

• WIND
• WIND (a common Teut. word, cognate with Skt. vats, Lat. ventus, cf. " weather," to be of course distinguished from to " wind," to coil or twist, O.Eng. windan, cf. "wander," "wend," &c.)

wind and See also:

• TIDE (O. Eng. lid, cf. Ger. Zeit, time or season, connected with root of Sanskrit a-diti, endless)

tide, the tales of See also:

• SHIPS

ships being swallowed in this whirlpool are fables . The word is probably of Dutch origin, from malen, to grind or whirl, and strom or stroom, a stream or current . It appears on See also:

• MERCATOR, GERARDUS [latinized form of GERHARD KREMER] (1512-1594)

Mercator's See also:

• ATLAS

Atlas of 1595 .