The Bermuda Triangle

By Annette Gulati

Does the patch of stormy sea between the tip of Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda hide a dark and frightening secret? For decades, there have been cases of ships and aircraft that seem to vanish in this part of the Atlantic Ocean. Others who have survived flying or sailing through, have reported strange occurrences, such as clocks and navigational instruments failing. Are all of these reports true? Is there a mystery lurking? Using the scientific method and available data, this book attempts to find out!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jul 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781410969200

Annette Gulati

Jane Bingham is an experienced writer for young adults. She has written over 100 nonfiction books on a variety of topics. Jane has a first class degree in English Literature and an M. Phil in History of Art and is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Oxford Brookes University. She has two sons and three stepsons and lives in Oxford, England.

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CONTENTS

What Is the Bermuda Triangle?

The Fate of Flight 19

Disappearing Crews

Terror in the Clouds

Investigating the Triangle

Weird Weather?

An Unusual Ocean?

Scientific Explanations?

Aliens and Atlantis?

Human Causes?

Is There Really a Mystery?

Can the Mystery Be Solved?

Timeline

Summing Up the Science

Glossary

Find Out More

Index

WHAT IS THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE?

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For centuries, travelers have feared the stretch of Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle. Dozens of ships and planes have disappeared inside this mysterious region never to be seen again. Inside the Bermuda Triangle, storms blow up from nowhere, pilots and sailors become lost and confused, and the laws of nature seem to be suspended. No one is safe in these waters. Or so it seems...

Where is the Bermuda Triangle?

The area of ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle covers roughly 500,000 square miles (1.3 million square kilometers). It lies between three points: Miami Beach, in Florida, the town of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the island of Bermuda. Many small islands lie inside the Triangle, but for most of its expanse it is simply uninterrupted water.

Many theories

Dozens of theories have been put forward to explain the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. Some people blame freak storms, giant waves, or strange fogs and gases. Others think unusual force fields are at work, making compasses swing wildly out of control. Some people claim that the buried city of Atlantis has a mysterious power over the waters above it. Some writers have even suggested that ships and planes are snatched up by aliens and beamed to another planet!

Can the mystery be solved?

In the first part of this book, you can learn about the fate of people who have perished inside the Triangle. You can also read the chilling account of a pilot who managed to survive a near-death experience.

The second part of this book takes a careful look at the theories behind the disappearances and asks some questions. Do the theories make sense? Have the so-called experts approached the problem in a scientific way? And can science solve the mystery