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Whirlpool



Whirlpool, rotary current in water. Permanent whirlpools may arise in the ocean from the interactions of the tides. They occur also in streams or rivers where 2 currents meet or the shape of the channel dictates. Short-lived whirlpools may be created by wind.



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