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The Bermuda triangle got its name from where it borders as it borders Miami, Florida - San Juan, Puerto Rico and Bermuda.

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The first use of the term was in a 1964 article about seemingly unusual disappearances in the area that was published in 'Argosy' by Vincent Gaddis called 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'.

Then in 1974, two books were published, 'The Bermuda Triangle' by Charles Berlits and 'The Devil's Triangle' by Richard Winer. These books turned out to be very popular and the idea caught on, making this an excellent subject to sell books and magazines.

These two books were the source for the popular terms. These publications were based on speculation, not science.

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12y ago

The name "Bermuda Triangle" first appeared in a 1964 Argosy Magazine article by Vincent Gaddis. A widely reprinted 1967 National Geographic Society press release gave it national prominence. Charles Berlitz's sensationalistic book The Bermuda Triangle (1974) and Steven Spielberg's references to the Avengers' Flight 19 in his film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) bracketed the peak of the legend's popularity.

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11y ago

Its just a regular name like everything has a name. It describes the shape and approximate location.

The first use of the term was in a 1964 article that was published in 'Argosy' by Vincent Gaddis called 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'.

Then in 1974, two books were published, 'The Bermuda Triangle' by Charles Berlits and 'The Devil's Triangle' by Richard Winer. These books turned out to be very popular and the idea caught on, making this an excellent subject to sell books and magazines. These two books were the source for the popular terms.

The term "Bermuda Triangle" today not only sells books and magazines, but hits on websites that can earn advertising dollars for the site. There seems to be no end to the income to be generated by using the term as each new generation provides more people to buy.

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15y ago

Bermuda is one of the 3 points that make up the Bermuda Triangle. Initially, people wanted to name the triangle after one of the other points but that place did not want the negative stereotypes to impact it and so it was called the Bermuda Triangle.

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13y ago

Also known as the Devil's Triangle, it is located near the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean. It roughly covers around 500, 0000 square miles in the Atlantic Ocean. The reason for the name is that the area covers most of the Bermuda's islands.

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8y ago

The first known use of the term "Bermuda Triangle" or "Devil's Triangle" was in a magazine article in a 1964 article that was published in 'Argosy' by Vincent Gaddis called 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'. Then in 1974, two books were published, 'The Bermuda Triangle' by Charles Berlits and 'The Devil's Triangle' by Richard Winer. These publications were based on speculation, not science.

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13y ago

Could it be possible the devils triangle be haunted? - what other reasons can there be as no one can work out whats happening out there.

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13y ago

Technically, it would better be described as a "triangular prism" because the location known as the Bermuda Triangle includes the water below and the airspace above.

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12y ago

They named it the bermuda triangle for its Bermuda Triangular shape and is also known as "The Devil's Trianle"

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it is called the devils triangel becuase there has been so many people that have gone missing there so some people think thats why they call it the devils triangel

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