Spring tides create whirlpools

NARUTO, Japan - A whirlpool is seen April 5 under the Onaruto Bridge linking the Japanese islands of Awaji (background) and Shikoku in western Japan as the spring tides come to the Naruto Straits off Tokushima Prefecture.

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