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Contents 1 Japanese Government Ref 2 This article should make clear that the whole thing is nonsense 3 hi 4 bermuda and devil are "pararel" through the center of the earth 5 Berlitz school of language 6 POV 7 Map

[edit] Japanese Government Ref

I removed the following text:

It has also been known for strange occurrences and has been officially recognized as a danger zone by the government of Japan.

Before saying something has been 'officially recognized' it needs an official reference. --Maustrauser 01:58, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Italic texthmmmm what can i say that simply —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.55.102.71 (talk • contribs).

[edit] This article should make clear that the whole thing is nonsense

Quoting http://www.unmuseum.org/soearch/over0104.htm:

Inventing the "Devil's Sea" - On January 15th, 1955 a report in the New York Times about a maritime disaster referred to a location off the southeastern coast of Japan as the "Devil's Sea." With this another legend, almost as well-known as the "Bermuda Triangle," was born. This section of the ocean reportedly has been responsible for the loss of many ships under mysterious circumstances. Research suggests, however, that the existence of anything mysterious about the Devil's Sea is more hype than fact. Reports that the ships mysteriously disappeared without sending a radio message is not that strange considering that most of the ships were owned by poor fisherman who could not afford radios.

Quoting http://surbrook.devermore.net/pdepartment/pdparanormal.html:

The Devil's Sea - Located in the Sea of Japan, the Devil's Sea is a presumed area of ocean where numerous ships and aircraft have vanished. In reality, there is no such area, and most of the mythology has been built up around a few New York Times articles from 1952 and 1955, and an article in the January 14, 1955 Yomiuri Shimbun. About the only trace of truth to the entire story is that the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency has issued a warning for ships to avoid the Myojin Reefs, located some 300 miles to the south of Tokyo and home to several submerged, but active, volcanos.

These are just two of the first few links from this Google search. The "importance" of the so-called "Devil's Sea" seems to be primarily in the minds of devotées of the "Atlantis" theory regarding the Bermuda Triangle. Tomer^TALK 04:07, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

I've added some bits to take the mystery out and some facts in. Having looked it up it appears that there really is an exclusion zone, but this is due to volcanic activity. Totnesmartin 20:19, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] hi

i dont get it ?????? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.54.204.19 (talk • contribs).

Nor do I mate. Some people will believe anything. Totnesmartin 20:21, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] bermuda and devil are "pararel" through the center of the earth

i am sure of it as i saw a discovery chanell... its hard to explain as i am not native english speaker they are opesed through the center of the earthhh

like this: A------B

First things first - please do not remove comments from the talk page.

about your argument: North America and Japan are both in the Northern Hemisphere, so a line from one to the other would not go through the centre of the earth. In fact the opposite point of the Bermuda triangle would be off Western Australia. The opposite point of the Devil's sea would be off southern Brazil. I hope my reply helps you understand this common mistake. Totnesmartin 17:35, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Berlitz school of language

The section Charles Berlitz's claims says: curious to know why they were losing all their stuff, etc. Are these Berlitz's exact words? He was a language teacher, and the use of stuff in this way is relatively recent. Can anyone with his book put me right on this? Totnesmartin 12:40, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV

Just removed some POV bits. Someone wrote that ships and planes disappear "particularly often" in the Bermuda Triangle - in fact the rate is no higher than anywhere else. Someone also put a fact tag on the tale of the Urashima Taro legend - but this info is from that page! Totnesmartin 16:03, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map

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