BERMUDA TRIANGLE
The mystery of Bermuda triangle is sure to leave us speculating and spell-bound. This small area of the ocean which looks like a triangle from arial view is infamous for its tradition of disappearances, be it ship or air plane or any of the human mode of transportation.
About Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle is a strange triangular area on the Atlantic ocean where many ships sailing through it or planes flying over it have apparently disappeared without a trace. In few of such cases where wrecks could be found, the crew had vanished. And such incidents have been happening since centuries. More than 1,000 ships and planes have disappeared in the triangle area over the past five centuries.
Where is Bermuda Triangle?
By the simplest of all definitions, Bermuda Triangle is located off the South-Eastern coast of the United States and in the Atlantic Ocean. The three corners of the triangle are: Miami (in Florida); San Juan (in Puerto Rico); and Bermuda (a north-Atlantic island). The American author Vincent Gaddis was the first to define this boundary in 1964 in an issue of the magazine named Argosy and called the area 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'.
Theories explaining the mysteries
So what caused the ships and aircraft to disappear mysteriously? There have been many research and explorations done to uncover the mystery. There is no single theory that can explain all the incidents of disappearances. The ships and aircraft could have been victims of different circumstances, and things would have happened quickly and unexpectedly. While many theories have come up from researchers and scientists trying to explain the various incidents, here are few of the most popular ones:
Hexagonal Cloud & Air Bombs in Bermuda Triangle?
The Science Channel and other sources have recently confirmed that scientists and meteorologists have recently spotted some strange cloud formations. Series of hexagon shaped clouds with straight edges exist over an area of Atlantic ocean spreading from 20 to 55 miles each.
Meteorologists have also confirmed that such straight edge hexagonal clouds are like air bombs. They can blast anytime and generate vertical wind speed of up to 170 miles per hour gushing down to the ocean. Such wind gush can easily overturn and sink a ship or damage an aircraft that could be caught in that vertical wind.
And such vertical blasts of winds (also known as micro blasts) coming down from the clouds above would also create dangerous giant waves as high as 45-ft as well as high speed surface wind.
So, is this the same phenomena taking place under the hexagonal clouds at Bermuda Triangle? That is the only thing that needs to be confirmed through satellite radar equipment. And if done, that would hopefully explain many incidents of disappearances in Bermuda Triangle. But it is still far from being proven and many scientists are already dismissing this theory due to lack of evidence on the triangle.
Sargasso Sea & Its Mystery
The Sargasso Sea is a strange and a unique creation of the nature. The sea area which is some 700 miles wide, 2000 miles long and located in the North Atlantic, has no shores. It is bounded by ocean currents on all sides. To its west is the Gulf Stream Current, on its east is the Canary Current, northern side is bounded by North Atlantic Current, and the south by North Atlantic Equatorial Current. The island of Bermuda is located on its western fringes.
With such ocean currents on all sides, this sea area unlike the harsh cold North Atlantic, is strangely warm with stable weather conditions and with calm and weak winds. Another strange phenomena which is nowhere seen in the world is, this vast water area is covered with some dense seaweed which forms a thick mat on the surface. This free floating golden-brown seaweed is knows as Sargassum and therefore such name of the sea.
The Bermuda Triangle Connection
Sargasso Sea is located at the heart of the triangle area with one of its corners Bermuda being on its western fringes.
While it is known that the large freighters and barges can steam through this area with ease and the seaweed not a real threat to shipping, there have been many mysterious incidents that took place in this area.
Starting from early days and until recent times, there have been many cases where ships after having been lost were later found floating derelict without a single soul on board. As reported in London Times, the Rosalie was one such case when it sailed through the Sargasso Sea in 1840 not to be found. When it reappeared, there was nobody on board. (source: Bermuda attractions.com)
These theories though convincing are not proof enough to claim that the mystery is solved. Whatever the case or theory is, one point is apparent. These mysterious disappearances are due to a geological phenomenon that we are yet to fully understand and prove. With so many scientific advancements it is high time we make efforts to solve this puzzle rather than just spread rumors about it.. don’t you think?
POST BY: DIVYA.S
The mystery of Bermuda triangle is sure to leave us speculating and spell-bound. This small area of the ocean which looks like a triangle from arial view is infamous for its tradition of disappearances, be it ship or air plane or any of the human mode of transportation.
About Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle is a strange triangular area on the Atlantic ocean where many ships sailing through it or planes flying over it have apparently disappeared without a trace. In few of such cases where wrecks could be found, the crew had vanished. And such incidents have been happening since centuries. More than 1,000 ships and planes have disappeared in the triangle area over the past five centuries.
Where is Bermuda Triangle?
By the simplest of all definitions, Bermuda Triangle is located off the South-Eastern coast of the United States and in the Atlantic Ocean. The three corners of the triangle are: Miami (in Florida); San Juan (in Puerto Rico); and Bermuda (a north-Atlantic island). The American author Vincent Gaddis was the first to define this boundary in 1964 in an issue of the magazine named Argosy and called the area 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'.
Theories explaining the mysteries
So what caused the ships and aircraft to disappear mysteriously? There have been many research and explorations done to uncover the mystery. There is no single theory that can explain all the incidents of disappearances. The ships and aircraft could have been victims of different circumstances, and things would have happened quickly and unexpectedly. While many theories have come up from researchers and scientists trying to explain the various incidents, here are few of the most popular ones:
Hexagonal Cloud & Air Bombs in Bermuda Triangle?
The Science Channel and other sources have recently confirmed that scientists and meteorologists have recently spotted some strange cloud formations. Series of hexagon shaped clouds with straight edges exist over an area of Atlantic ocean spreading from 20 to 55 miles each.
Meteorologists have also confirmed that such straight edge hexagonal clouds are like air bombs. They can blast anytime and generate vertical wind speed of up to 170 miles per hour gushing down to the ocean. Such wind gush can easily overturn and sink a ship or damage an aircraft that could be caught in that vertical wind.
And such vertical blasts of winds (also known as micro blasts) coming down from the clouds above would also create dangerous giant waves as high as 45-ft as well as high speed surface wind.
So, is this the same phenomena taking place under the hexagonal clouds at Bermuda Triangle? That is the only thing that needs to be confirmed through satellite radar equipment. And if done, that would hopefully explain many incidents of disappearances in Bermuda Triangle. But it is still far from being proven and many scientists are already dismissing this theory due to lack of evidence on the triangle.
Sargasso Sea & Its Mystery
The Sargasso Sea is a strange and a unique creation of the nature. The sea area which is some 700 miles wide, 2000 miles long and located in the North Atlantic, has no shores. It is bounded by ocean currents on all sides. To its west is the Gulf Stream Current, on its east is the Canary Current, northern side is bounded by North Atlantic Current, and the south by North Atlantic Equatorial Current. The island of Bermuda is located on its western fringes.
With such ocean currents on all sides, this sea area unlike the harsh cold North Atlantic, is strangely warm with stable weather conditions and with calm and weak winds. Another strange phenomena which is nowhere seen in the world is, this vast water area is covered with some dense seaweed which forms a thick mat on the surface. This free floating golden-brown seaweed is knows as Sargassum and therefore such name of the sea.
The Bermuda Triangle Connection
Sargasso Sea is located at the heart of the triangle area with one of its corners Bermuda being on its western fringes.
While it is known that the large freighters and barges can steam through this area with ease and the seaweed not a real threat to shipping, there have been many mysterious incidents that took place in this area.
Starting from early days and until recent times, there have been many cases where ships after having been lost were later found floating derelict without a single soul on board. As reported in London Times, the Rosalie was one such case when it sailed through the Sargasso Sea in 1840 not to be found. When it reappeared, there was nobody on board. (source: Bermuda attractions.com)
These theories though convincing are not proof enough to claim that the mystery is solved. Whatever the case or theory is, one point is apparent. These mysterious disappearances are due to a geological phenomenon that we are yet to fully understand and prove. With so many scientific advancements it is high time we make efforts to solve this puzzle rather than just spread rumors about it.. don’t you think?
POST BY: DIVYA.S
There are many mysteries revolving around the bermuda triangle. But how can we believe it without proper evidences?
ReplyDeleteWhile people say that the bermuda triangle is very dangerous, where is the explanation to say why it is dangerous? Why is it said to claim alot of lives? Scientific and logical explanations are needed.
ReplyDeleteMore than 1000 airplanes and ships have disappeared. If they had disappeared they should have sunk to the bottom of the sea or something. They couldnt have magically disappeared into thin air. Then why is it the case that no retrieval team can locate it?
ReplyDeleteInstead of blaming it on the bermuda triangle, we can look at it in this way where we can think... if people know that planes are disappearing... then why do pilots even choose that route to fly? It indeed puzzles me why this the route even when it is evident that it claims lives.
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