Bermuda Triangle: Location, legend, and facts
Bermuda Triangle: Location, legend, and facts 6 Minutes Read 1324 Words EN Premium HISTORY & CULTURE Giant squid? Wild weather? Here’s what may—and may not—be behind the strange disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. In Wilhelm Blaeu’s circa 1650 Atlas illustrating the Caribbean Sea, the Bermuda Triangle is indicated between the Bermuda Archipelago, Miami, and Puerto Rico. Giancarlo Costa/Bridgeman Images By Hillary Mayell Last updated October 15, 2025 The Bermuda Triangle is an area of the ocean roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. No one keeps statistics, but in the last century, numerous ships and planes have simply vanished without a trace within this imaginary triangle. Unusual features of the area had been noted in the past. Christopher Columbus wrote in his log about bizarre compass bearings in the area. In March 1918, the U.S. naval vessel the U.S.S. Cyclops disappeared without a trace. But the region didn’t get its name until August 1964, when Vincent Gaddis coined the …
