Bermuda Triangle Boundaries: Not Just Florida to Puerto Rico

Correcting the Definition

The Bermuda Triangle is not simply "between Florida and Puerto Rico." Its commonly cited vertices are:

• Miami, Florida (northwest)
• Bermuda (northeast, ~600 mi east of NC)
• San Juan, Puerto Rico (south)

Why the Name?

• Named for Bermuda (major Atlantic waypoint, historic naval base)
• Coined 1964 by Vincent Gaddis in Argosy magazine
• Earlier: "Devil's Sea," "Hoodoo Sea," "Limbo of the Lost"

Reality Check

• No official boundaries; US Board on Geographic Names doesn't recognize it
• Insurance rates no higher
• Disappearance rates normal for traffic volume + weather (hurricanes, Gulf Stream, methane seeps)
• USS Cyclops (1918), Flight 19 (1945) famous cases

The Triangle is a cultural construct, not a geographic or statistical anomaly.