Investigating the Bermuda Triangle

Investigating the Bermuda Triangle

With a map of the Atlantic Ocean, and a ruler, almost anyone can outline the
Bermuda Triangle. Starting at Miami, Florida, draw a line northeast to Bermuda. Then
draw another line from Miami southeast to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Connect these lines
with a third line and you are looking at an area of ocean where hundreds of people have
met tragic, unexplained death. The Triangle of Death. The Magic Rhombus. The Limbo
of the Lost. The Twilight Zone. The Port of Missing Ships. The Devil’s Triangle. The
Hoodoo Sea. These and more are names given to the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. The
Bermuda Triangle has a long and perilious history and can still send shivers through the
bravest sailors and aviators.
However, the United States Board of Geographic Names doesn’t recognize the
name Bermuda Triangle for that area of the Atlantic Ocean. Also, because it is part of a
larger body of water, the Triangle does not...