Introduction to bermuda triangle

• A triangular region in which most of the accidents happened mysteriously. 

Location of bermuda triangle

• Located on the south eastern coast of the us in the atlantic 
• Area-440,000 sq miles 

Notable disasters

• Uss cyclops-mar 4, 1918 
• The flight 19 disaster-dec 5,1945 
• The ss marine sulphur queen-feb 3, 1963 
• Milwaukee’s 440th airlift wing-1965 

Natural explanations of bermuda triangle

The reasonable explanations given for the ber
muda triangle disasters.

• Compass variations 
• Gulf stream 
• Human error 
• Hurricanes 
• Methane hydrates 

Compass variations due to bermuda triangle

• Magnetic north & geographic north are same. 
• These compass variations occurs in the line passing from wisconin to gulf of mexico. 
• Magnetic variations are in relation to the magnetic poles. 

Gulf stream

• Deep ocean current like a river in the ocean 
• Flows from gulf of mexico to straits of florida 
• Surface velocity-2.5 m/s 

Human error 

• The loss of a volatile benzene residue tanker ss v.a fogg in 1972. 
• The revonoc, a sailing yatch was lost by harvey conover in 1958 when sailing into storm. 

Hurricanes

• Powerful storms 
• Have caused thousands of deaths & billion dollar damages 
• 1st tragedy: sinking of francisco de babadilla’s spanish fleet in 1502 

Methane hydrates

• The formation of natural gas on the continental shelves. 
• Periodic methane eruptions called mud volcanoes produces frothy water. 
• Wreckage of ship. 

Conclusion

A mystery yet to be solved.

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