Which Is More Dangerous: The Bermuda Triangle Or The Drake Passage?
The Bermuda Triangle is just a myth. Many ships have sunk there for various reasons, but none of them are truly mysterious, and many of the reported losses were never real.
The probability of a ship or plane being lost in the Bermuda Triangle is about 1 in 60 million.
The probability of a ship or plane being lost in the Pacific Ocean is about 1 in 20 million.
The probability of being killed in a car crash on I-26 in South Carolina (the deadliest road in America) is 1 in 62,131.
The probability of being murdered in El Salvador (the most murdered country in the world) is 1 in 1,207.
The probability of being murdered in Tijuana, Mexico (the most murdered city in the world) is 1 in 745.
Yes, there are plenty of places more dangerous than the Bermuda Triangle! The Drake Passage is an entrance to some of the most treacherous waters on Earth. It's a place steeped in storms, legends, and expeditions.
Some names inspire fear, and Drake Passage is one of them. This stretch of sea between Cape Horn and the Antarctic Peninsula has become one of the most feared oceans in the world. But what does its reputation really conceal? Why does this region fuel so many stories? Benjamin Dee, a marine biologist and expedition leader with Explorations Cruises, has traversed it many times. He tells us about it.
A Unique Formation
Drake Passage is a stretch of sea located between the southern tip of South America,Tierra del Fuego and the Andes Mountains,and the Antarctic Peninsula, bordered to the north by the Trans-Antarctic Mountains.
This strait, which stretches for about 1,000 kilometers in the Southern Ocean, concentrates some of the harshest marine conditions on the planet. In these areas, between 40° and 60° south,known as the Roaring Forties and the Roaring Fifties,the prevailing westerly winds blow with exceptional force. But here, these winds face two barriers: the Andes Mountains to the north and the Antarctic Mountains to the south. Benjamin Dee explains: "At this line, we have two large landmasses extending deep into the Southern Ocean. Disturbances coming from the west collide with the mountain systems to the north and south."