Does Thor’s Well Drain The Pacific Ocean?

By | November 12, 2018

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Thanks in part to hunky Chris Hemsworth, most people are familiar with the Norse myths surrounding Thor, the god of thunder and storms. But did you know that an amazing natural feature off the Oregon coast, that has been named Thor’s Well, appears to show the Pacific Ocean draining into the underworld via a deep hole in the rocks, allegedly created by a blow for Thor’s mighty hammer? Thor’s Well is a strange natural phenomenon that seems to defy logic and, thanks to Instagram, has become a popular destination for the internet travel culture. 

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Thor’s Well Looks Like a Churning, Bubbling, Drain Hole

A few miles south of Yachats, Oregon, in the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, visitors can find Thor’s Well. Geologists believe that the unique feature was created when the ceiling of a sea cave collapsed, leaving a depression in the basalt shoreline that has an opening at the top and one underneath, below the water. The water from the Pacific Ocean churns up from inside the well.