On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 04:21:05 +0000, Brian McAloon wrote:

Eastport Maine. Its part of the Bay of Fundy tidal flow and that is what
causes the whirlpools and reversing falls. Reversing falls can be found in
a few other areas in Canada. "Old Sow" is the name of the whirlpool.

Nasty sucker.

http://easternmaineimages.com/whirlpool.htm

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/jou...aug01/sow.html