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Sascha Pare

Corryvreckan whirlpool: Scotland's 'raging cauldron' that is named after a Norse king and said to house a witch

The Gulf of Corryvreckan between the Scottish isles of Jura and Scarba.
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Name: Corryvreckan whirlpool

Location: Gulf of Corryvreckan, southwest Scotland

Coordinates: 56.15360092068021, -5.7071141358556945

Why it's incredible: The whirlpool is one of the largest in the world and nearly drowned author George Orwell.

The Corryvreckan whirlpool is a fierce, circular current between the Scottish isles of Jura and Scarba. Nicknamed the "raging cauldron," it almost killed George Orwell and his son Richard in 1947.

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