Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is an area that is triangular in shape and located in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida. It is known for the amount of boats, ships, planes and people that have disappeared inside of it. Around 20 yachts and 4 planes go missing in this area every year. It is over 440,000 miles in size and what’s interesting is that when something disappears in the triangle, the debris are not found. Despite this, many people make the voyage through the Bermuda Triangle ever year on their way to the Bahamas, Puerto Rico or Bermuda. No one knows for certain why so many people and objects never make it out of the Bermuda Triangle.These are just some of the theories as to why there are so many disappearances in this mysterious triangle and why there are no debris to be found.
Methane Hydrate
A form of natural gas called methane hydrate, has been blamed for a lot of the mishaps that have occurred in the Bermuda Triangle. The theory behind this is that this gas causes bubbles that can decrease the water’s density and cause even a large ship to sink.
Compasses
Many people experience compass issues when they are in the triangle. It is claimed that there may be magnetic anomalies that are unusual in this area. Even Christopher Columbus noted strange readings on his compass when he was here.
Gulf Stream
One explanation as to why debris from missing objects are never found is because of the Gulf Stream. It’s sort of river inside of the ocean. It’s surface velocity is up to 5.6 miles per hour so objects can be carried out of the Bermuda Triangle fairly quickly.
Bad Weather
Even in the middle of the ocean, bad weather can happen. The triangle is no exception to the rule. In fact, tropical cyclones are common here.There have been a number of incidents that have been caused in this area because of bad weather that boaters and pilots just didn’t see coming.
Human Error
No matter how experienced you are at captaining a boat or flying a plane, that doesn’t mean that you are perfect and errors won’t happen. There have been some catastrophes in the Bermuda Triangle thanks to human error. Boats have been sailed and planes have been flown in the triangle when they shouldn’t have been because of hurricanes or bad storms.
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