Bermuda Triangle
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2023-06-08 14:17:17
Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is located in the southeast of the Florida Peninsula in North America, specifically a western Atlantic triangle formed by the three-point connection of British Bermuda, Miami in the United States and San Juan in Puerto Rico, with each side of about 2000 kilometers long， sports fitness .
Historical evolution
Columbus, the world's famous List of maritime explorers, was the first person to experience the Bermuda Triangle in human history. In 1502 AD, Columbus led a fleet of oceangoing ships to sail to America for the fourth time. As the fleet approached Bermuda, a strong wind suddenly blew up on the sea surface, and the ships seemed to be sailing between canyons with almost no visible sunlight. Columbus, who had extensive sailing experience, urgently ordered the fleet to turn around and approach the Florida coast to avoid this fierce storm. To Columbus's surprise, all the navigation instruments on the ship malfunctioned at this time, and the helmsman and sailors were disoriented and unable to discern the direction. Fortunately for them, the fleet managed to wriggle out of danger through the peaks and valleys. After inspection, the direction of the magnetic compass pointer on the ship has deviated by 36 ° from due north to northwest
natural environment
The Bermuda Triangle is located between Bermuda, the Straits of Florida on the west side of the Atlantic Ocean and Puerto Rico Island on the east end of the Greater Antilles Islands. Most of them are located between 20 ° to 30 ° north latitude and belong to the northern tropical zone. This area is mainly controlled by tropical air masses throughout the year, with northeast trade winds prevailing. There are many tropical hurricanes in summer and autumn, with strong winds and roaring winds, often forming water walls over 10 meters high. Sea tornadoes can also be encountered, which can suck seawater up to thousands of meters in the air, casting a terrible shadow on navigation.
Moreover, the Bermuda Triangle is located at the northern edge of the crustal Fracture zone between North America and South America, with very strong volcanic and seismic activities and complex submarine topography. Below the Bermuda Triangle, most of it is the North Amelia Basin, which is as deep as 6000 meters; In the north is the Bermuda Plateau protruding from the surrounding deep sea basins, in the west and southwest is the vast continental shelf close to the mainland and islands, and in the south is the Puerto Rico Trench, 9215 meters deep.
