Map of the Izu Islands, centre of the Devil's Sea legend.

Miyake Island about 100 km south of Tokyo

Miyake Island from Kozu Island

The Devil's Sea (魔の海, Ma no Umi^?) or Dragons Triangle is a region of the Pacific around Miyake Island, about 100 km south of Tokyo. One of the triangle's corners is said to be on the island of Guam. Although the name is used by Japanese fishermen, it does not appear on nautical maps. Image File history File links Map_of_Izu_Islands. ... Image File history File links Map_of_Izu_Islands. ... Location Map of Islands The Izu Islands (伊豆諸島) are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshu, Japan. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Download high resolution version (818x441, 29 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (818x441, 29 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Kozushima is a small Japanese island approximately 95 miles south of Tokyo, which is accessible only by boat or plane. ... “Pacific” redirects here. ... View from Kozushima Miyakejima is an island in the Izu group, southeast of Honshu, Japan. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... Portion of chart of Bering Strait, site of former land bridge between Asia and North America. ...

In popular culture, especially in the United States, the Devil's Sea is widely believed to be, together with the Bermuda Triangle, an area where ships and planes are said to disappear under mysterious circumstances. The Japanese, on the other hand, do not consider the Devil's Sea to be more mysterious or dangerous than other coastal waters of Japan. NASA image of the western Atlantic, showing the popular borders of the Bermuda Triangle. ...

Contrary to several claims, neither the Devil's Sea nor the Bermuda Triangle is located on the agonic line, where the magnetic north equals the geographic north. The magnetic declination in this area is about 6°. NASA image of the western Atlantic, showing the popular borders of the Bermuda Triangle. ... The magnetic declination (or magnetic variation) at any point on the earth is a property of the geomagnetic field defined as the angle that must be added or subtracted in converting between two kinds of directional information: the direction of the needle on a magnetic compass located there, and the... This is about the geographic meaning of North Pole. ... True north is a navigational term referring to the direction of the North Pole relative to the navigators position. ... Magnetic declination. ...

Among the phenomena reported in the Devil's Sea are the loss of ships and planes (more than the Bermuda Triangle), numerous ghost ships, unidentified craft and USO's, missing time, and is even said to explain the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.^{[citation needed]} A ghost ship, in fiction, is a ship crewed by the not-living. ... An Unidentified Submerged Object, or USO, is defined as any object or optical or mechanical detection phenomenon of unknown origin observed within water that remains unidentified even after thorough investigation. ... Missing time is a controversial phenomenon reported by some people in connection with close encounters with UFOs and abduction phenomena. ... Amelia Mary Earhart (24 July 1897 – missing 2 July 1937, declared deceased 5 January 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, author and womens rights advocate. ...

Charles Berlitz's claims

The Devil's Sea is said to be a danger zone on Japanese maps according to Charles Berlitz's The Dragon's Triangle (1989). He states that in the peacetime years between 1952-54 Japan lost 5 military vessels with crews lost totaling over 700 people; that the Japanese government, curious to know why they were losing ships and personnel, funded a research vessel boarded by over 100 scientists to study the Devil's Sea; and lastly that the vessel then disappeared and Japan labeled the area as a danger zone. Charles Frambach Berlitz (November 20, 1914 – December 18, 2003) was a linguist and language teacher[1] known for his books on anomalous phenomena, as well as his language-learning courses. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

According to Larry Kusche's investigation, these "military vessels" were fishing vessels, and some of them were lost outside the Devil's Sea, even as far as near Iwo Jima, 1000 km to the south. He also points out that, at that time, hundreds of fishing boats were lost around Japan every year. Lawrence David Kusche (November 1, 1940) was a commercial pilot and flight instructor, an instrument-rated pilot and instrument instructor when he wrote The Bermuda Triangle Mystery - Solved (ISBN 0879759712) (1975) and The Disappearance of Flight 19 (1980). ... For other uses, see Iwo Jima (disambiguation). ...

The Japanese research vessel Berlitz names the Kaiyo Maru No 5 had a crew of 31 aboard, while investigating activity of an undersea volcano, Myojin-sho, about 300 km south of the Devil's Sea, where it was was destroyed by an eruption on 24 September 1952. Some wreckage was recovered. ^[1] Myōjin-Shō ) is a submarine volcano located about 450 kilometers south of Tokyo on the Izu-Ogasawara Ridge in the Izu Islands. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Izu Islands
• Formosa Triangle
• Vile Vortices

Location Map of Islands The Izu Islands (伊豆諸島) are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshu, Japan. ... The Formosa Triangle is a roughly 5 million square kilometer region of the Pacific between Gilbert Islands, Taiwan, and Wake Atoll, where, allegedly, ships frequently disappear under mysterious circumstances. ... Vile Vortices Map. ...

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