The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.28

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		inconsistent, paranormal, temporal, unsolved, investigation, penned, flaws, inaccurate, merely, so-called, crossing, hence, catchy, bestseller, vast, extensive
	content words:		United States, Bermuda Triangle, Puerto Rico, Benjamin Briggs, Mary Celeste, Fort Lauderdale, Associated Press, Fate Magazine, Vincent Gaddis, Charles Berlitz

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The Bermuda Triangle
By Vickie Chao

¹     Off the southeast coast of the United States lies a vast ocean called the Atlantic. On the surface, this area seems normal. But is it? For decades, people were afraid of crossing it. They believed that it was a paranormal site. According to rumors, many ships and airplanes had simply disappeared without a trace there. Since the region looks like a triangle, its shape gave rise to its nickname, the Bermuda Triangle or the Devil's Triangle.

²     By definition, a triangle must have three apexes. The Bermuda Triangle, of course, is no exception. Its three points are Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida. It covers a rather large area, about 500,000 square miles.

³     Now we know where the Bermuda Triangle is. Let's look at its troubling past.

⁴     On November 7, 1872, Benjamin Briggs set sail for Italy with his wife, young daughter, and a crew of eight. Neither the ship (Mary Celeste) nor the members on board were seen again.

⁵     On February 16, 1918, the supply ship U.S.S. Cyclops left Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for Norfolk. It arrived at Barbados in early March. Afterwards, it simply vanished.

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