This brings humpbacks, minkes and king-of-the-sea blue whales steaming through the area, as well as chatty white belugas, which otherwise are seen only in the Arctic.
Local tours now offer visitors the chance to dress up as the Witch-king of Angmar or the wizard Gandalf, and run around in the seaof grass waving replica swords.
The American writer, who was hailed the kingof the Beat generation and a hero to many young men, penned The Sea Is My Brother aged 20, based on his years as a merchant seaman.
The Dwarf King goes from being committed to the productive arts of mining and metallurgy to simply gazing at the veritable seaof gold which he has gathered under the ground.