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(1) The Bermuda Triangle has been a topic of hot discussion and interest for many yearsbecause so many strange occurrences have taken place in this area of the world that lies

between the southern eastern coast of the United States and the islands of the West Indies.Basically, if you draw a line from Miami to Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico to Bermuda andthen Bermuda back to Miami you would have the area that is known as the Bermuda

Triangle. Many boats, airplanes, and ships have mysteriously disappeared in the Bermuda

Triangle with no explanation for what happened to the crafts or the individuals on board.

In the past 100 years, more than 1000 lives have vanished in the Bermuda Triangle. Formany years individuals attributed the disappearances and strange events to extraterrestrials

or aliens because there simply was no other explanation for what was happening in this

area of the world. In fact, in 1974 Charles Berlitz wrote about the mysterious BermudaTriangle in a book that sold almost 20 million copies in more than 30 languages. This is

because the entire world is intrigued by the unknown that is the Bermuda Triangle.

(2)However, the unknown of the Bermuda Triangle does have some explanations other than

extraterrestrials or aliens flying down and snatching up boats, ships and airplanes. Some

simply say that accidents happen and while some of those accidents occurred in what is

known as the Bermuda Triangle, many more have occurred outside of it. Then, there arethose looking for something more substantial to answer the questions of the Bermuda

Triangle. One such result is that methane gas hydrate is the explanation for the

disappearances of boats and planes over the years.

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(3)In 1981 a geochemistby the name of Richard McIver introduced his theory of the role

methane gas hydrate plays in the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. His theory wasthat to the North of the Bermuda Triangle huge landslides occur on the continental shelf,

which results in large stones and sludge falling rapidly to the sea floor and ultimately

rupturing the sea floor which covers a layer of gas hydrate. When the seafloor is rupturedthe hydrate is released rapidly as well as methane within the hydrate causing a huge surge

of gas which erupts from the surface of the water with no warning. When this happens any

ship, airplane, or boat within the vicinity will be in immediate perilbecause the water andair no longer have the same density, causing the vessels to sink rapidly and lie to rest

covered by sludge on the floor of the ocean.

(4)While this is a somewhat viable theory, most people prefer to believe in something moreextraordinary that happens in the Bermuda Triangle. Because of its triangular shape and

strange events many individuals believe it is a portal to another world, outer space, or even

the Lost City of Atlantis. Also, people claim to have an unusual feeling when they are in

the Bermuda Triangle, as if something is calling to them from another place and time.Many claim there is something strange about the Triangle because it is the only place on

earth where the compass points true north. There are no definitive answers as to whichtheory is the truth behind the Bermuda Triangle, or if the extraordinary Bermuda Triangle

is simply a myth that has been created over the years. However, no matter whether you

choose to believe in one myth or other, or a combination, or simply believe the Bermuda

Triangle is nothing more than a lot of hype, you will probably still be apprehensive whentraveling in the area simply because of the question, What if. So, until more concrete

information is found that points to one solid answer behind the disappearances of boats,

ships, planes and people in the Atlantics Bermuda Triangle it is up to you to decide if theBermuda Triangles disappearances are simply accidents played up into something

dramatic or whether there truly is something otherworldly about the Bermuda Triangle.

So, what do you think? Are the Bermuda Triangle myths fact or fiction?

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