The Bermuda Triangle---A mystery Unsolved??!!...(Must Read)
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is an undefined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where the triangle's three vertices are in Miami, Florida peninsula; in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and in the mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. And all these happen when apparently there are no human errors, equipment failures or even natural disasters. Strangely, the ships and aircraft just vanish when everything seems to be okay.
So, how it got it's name? At the time of coining the term, the first name that came up was "Miami Triangle". But Florida objected saying that they would lose visitors to Miami with such name as people would fear to come there. So the next name taken up was "Puerto Rico Triangle" and they too raised objections. Then it was the turn for the 21 square mile tiny island Bermuda which forms the third corner of the triangle. And no one seems to have bothered. Bermuda was then also known as the "Isle of the Devils" which fitted to the triangle concept quite well and therefore the final name "Bermuda Triangle" was coined.
Here are some of the list of planes and ships that disappeared while crossing the triangle area: Flight 19; PBM Martin Mariner; Tudor Star Tiger; Mary Celeste - The Ghost Ship; Ellen Austin; USS Scorpion; etc.
Popular theories behind the Triangle include time portals, underwater alien bases, magnetic anomalies, pirates, deliberate sinkings, hurricanes, gas deposits, rough weather, huge waves and human error. While, there are many natural explanations too, like: Compass variations, Gulf Stream, Electronic Fog, Violent weather, Methane hydrates, etc.
The triangle does not exist according to the US Navy and the name is not recognized by the US Board on Geographic Names. While its reputation may scare some people, the Bermuda Triangle is actually part of a regularly sailed shipping lane with cruise ships and other boats also frequently sailing through the area. These are some of the facts about Bermuda Triangle that try to solve or explain the mysteries behind it. There are also many stories and myths about the triangle created through sheer imagination of writers who have used them rampantly to draw publicity to their books.
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