Research on the Bermuda Triangle has revealed that the disappearance of ships and planes in the area is likely a result of natural phenomena, rather than supernatural or human error:
Natural probabilities
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) says that the Bermuda Triangle doesn’t experience a higher frequency of mysterious disappearances than other large, well-traveled areas of the ocean.
Weather
Scientists say that weather phenomena and forces from the sea are likely responsible for the disappearances.
Methane bubbles
Some scientists have suggested that methane bubbles released from undersea deposits could be to blame for ship sinkings. However, there’s no evidence of recent methane releases in the Bermuda Triangle, and even if there were, they wouldn’t affect planes.
The Bermuda Triangle is a vaguely triangular region of the North Atlantic Ocean that’s roughly bounded by Bermuda, the southeastern coast of the U.S., and the Greater Antilles islands. The exact boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are not universally agreed upon.
Bermuda Triangle, section of the North Atlantic Ocean off North America in which more than 50 ships and 20 airplanes are said to have mysteriously disappeared. The area, whose boundaries are not universally agreed upon, has a triangular shape that reaches approximately from the Atlantic coast of Florida to Bermuda to the islands known as the Greater Antilles. Estimates of the Bermuda Triangle’s total area range between 500,000 and 1,510,000 square miles (1,300,000 and 3,900,000 square kilometers).
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Last Updated: Sep 17, 2024 • Article History
map of the Bermuda Triangle
map of the Bermuda Triangle Though its exact shape and dimensions are disputed, the area known as the Bermuda Triangle stretches approximately between Florida to the west, Bermuda to the northeast, and Puerto Rico (part of the Greater Antilles) to the southeast.
Bermuda Triangle, section of the North Atlantic Ocean off North America in which more than 50 ships and 20 airplanes are said to have mysteriously disappeared. The area, whose boundaries are not universally agreed upon, has a triangular shape that reaches approximately from the Atlantic coast of Florida to Bermuda to the islands known as the Greater Antilles. Estimates of the Bermuda Triangle’s total area range between 500,000 and 1,510,000 square miles (1,300,000 and 3,900,000 square kilometers).
Reports of unexplained occurrences in the region date to the mid-19th century. Some ships were discovered completely abandoned for no apparent reason; others transmitted no distress signals and were never seen or heard from again. Aircraft have been reported and then vanished, and rescue missions are said to have vanished when flying in the area. However, wreckage has not been found, and some of the theories advanced to explain the repeated mysteries have been fanciful.
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