The Bermuda Triangle

In recent years much has been written about the Bermuda Triangle and the mysterious phenomena

associated with it. Most of us are aware that the Bermuda Triangle is a triangular shaped area of

ocean stretching from the Straits of Florida, north-east to Bermuda, south to Lesser Antilles and

then back to Florida.

The Dragon's Triangle Less known, on the other side of the world, there exists a similar area of ocean known as the

Dragons Triangle. The Dragons Triangle follows a line from Western Japan, north of Tokyo, to a point in the Pacific at approximate latitude of 145 degrees east. It turns west south west, past the

Bonin Islands, then down to Guam and Yap, west towards Taiwan, before heading back to Japan in

a north easterly direction.

Both areas share stories of missing maritime vessels and aircraft, reports of malfunctioning

navigational and communication equipment and tales of drifting, crewless ghost ships.

The Dragons Triangle in particular, bears testament to an ever-changing seascape. Islands and land masses have formed and disappeared literally overnight through volcanic activity and seaquakes.

Records reveal islands charted by experienced navigators, and documented as having been visited;

yet years later no trace of these places could be found!

Dragons Triangle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmiDsLHCZsE

Another common factor is the existence of agonic lines - lines of no magnetic variation, along

which the magnetic needle points directly north and south. The principle agonic line in the Western

Hemisphere runs directly through the Bermuda triangle, whilst the principle agonic line in the

Eastern Hemisphere runs through the Dragons triangle. Which in both cases often leads to extreme compass deviation in the surrounding area. For over a thousand years, possibly longer, the Japanese

and their neighbours have recorded strange occurrences and disappearances. Ancient records tell of

restless dragons surfacing from the depths, and taking unfortunate mariners back to their

underground lairs. Legends dating back to c.1000Bc tell of underwater palaces inhabited by

dragons and of a great slumbering dragon which lived in the cavern beneath the sea.

However, it wasnt until the late 1960s that western attention was drawn to this eastern phenomenon, and connections made with the Bermuda Triangle. Despite frequent coverage in the

Japanese media of disappearances, reports rarely made the international press. Language barriers

and racist attitudes may have a lot to do with this. One wonders how well known the Bermuda

Triangle might have been if it wasnt situated off the coast of the United States?

In ancient times such happenings were explained by the interventions of gods, demons and

mythical creatures. Today, the fate of the missing craft and crews remains a mystery; although

many explanations have been suggested. These include, alien abduction, the disappearance into a

black hole or gateway to another dimension, time or parallel universe. The destruction and disappearance without trace by extreme natural phenomena. Falling prey to covert military or

scientific experimentation or abduction by unfriendly forces. Even elaborate insurance fraud has been suggested; whereby ships end up in breakers yards and are reported missing in the triangle!

Whatever the answer, the Dragons Triangle, along with its Bermudan equivalent, remains one of the worlds best kept secrets.