BERMUDA TRIANGLE

 

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a nebulous area in the western North Atlantic Ocean where a number of planes and ships are said to have vanished under unexplained circumstances. The triangle does not exist, according to the US Navy, and the name is not recognised by the US Board on Geographic Names. Various disappearances have been linked to the paranormal or extraterrestrial activity in popular culture. Evidence suggests that a large number of the events were made up, recorded incorrectly, or embellished by later writers.

10 shocking facts about Bermuda triangle

Fact 1- The Bermuda Triangle is not a small area. In reality, it is very wide, spanning 440,000 nautical miles. This is bigger than Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra combined.

Fact 2- The triangle is not a fixed shape, and its effects can be felt outside of it as well.

Fact 3- The disappearances have been attributed to UFOs and alien activity, the city of Atlantis being buried under the triangle, and a variety of other technological, natural, and geographical factors.

Fact 4- When a plane or ship vanishes in the Triangle, the wreckage is never found. The explanation for this is that the Gulf Stream passes close to the triangle, clearing the debris easily.

Fact 5- Over the last 100 years, at least 1000 lives have been lost. Every year, on average, four planes and twenty yachts go missing.

Fact 6- The US government operates AUTEC (Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center) on the Bahamas' Andros Island, which is situated within the Bermuda Triangle. The US Navy uses this facility to test submarines, sonar, and other weapons. Many people, though, believe it is more than just the testing base.

Fact 7- Electronic fog has been recorded in the triangle, which may also be a Time Travel Tunnel. After flying through a time-warping cloud tunnel, pilot Bruce Gernon says he lost 28 minutes. The plane vanished from radars before reappearing in Miami Beach. (From Bruce Gernon's The Fog.)

Fact 8- In 1945, the US military suffered one of the most significant and well-known casualties. Five US Navy Avenger torpedo bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a mission to Bimini Island. There were 14 men on the mission. The radio operators got a warning that the compass was not functioning after around 90 minutes. Following that, correspondence was lost. The suicide bombers were never apprehended. The three planes that were sent to save them also vanished.

Fact 9- Christopher Columbus was the first to write on the Bermuda Triangle. The ship's compass stopped functioning within the triangle, and he saw a fireball in the sky, he wrote in his journals.

Fact 10- The Bermuda Triangle is one of the few locations on the planet where the compass does not point north. Instead, it points to true north, creating confusion, which is why so many ships and planes have lost their way in the triangle.