print email comment close Whirlpools: Experiencing Naruto Whirlpools URL: http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/whirlpl.html Description: A short, scholarly discussion of whirlpools in general, and the whirlpools of Japan's Naruto Strait in particular. "In coastal zones, whirlpools are produced by the interaction of rising and falling tides." Contains photographs and related links. From a fluid mechanics and water engineering professor at the University of Queensland, Australia. Author: Chanson, Hubert Extra Keywords tides tidal current vortex maelstrom Library of Congress Subject Headings: Whirlpools LII Database Information: Record 3530 created by Ruth Hartman on 02/24/2004 Last modification on 03/02/2004 Published: 02/24/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3530