Ocean Mystery & Legend

Bermuda Triangle
The triangular-shaped area in the Atlantic Ocean that extends from the southern Florida coastline to Bermuda to Puerto Rico is commonly known as the Bermuda Triangle. There have been numerous "mysterious" occurrences in this region, including disappearances of both ships and aircraft and bizarre compass malfunctions. There are many theories out there attempting to explain this phenomenon, from the scientific to the unlikely. Are there really a disproportionate
number of strange events and disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle? You decide..

• A Brief History of the Devil's triangle 
• The Bermuda Triangle Mystery  Beyond the Twilight Zone. Overview, flight
  19 disappearance, other vessel disappearances, US Navy report.
• The Bermuda Triangle    History, lost vessels, some theories...
• Bermuda Triangle   Explanation of one vessel's disappearance.
• The Bermuda Triangle  The legends, geography, "the truth", chat/message board
• Bermuda Triangle    from the US Naval Historical Center includes a fact sheet, loss of flight 19, USS Cyclops information and more.
• The Un-Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle    From the Unnatural Museum
• Bermuda Triangle - National Geographic
• What's going on in the Bermuda Triangle? Science Net Q&A provides a possible explanation--gas hydrates.
• Gas Hydrates and the Bermuda Triangle   Q&A from a USGS Geologist
• The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Solved?  Discover Canadian Chemistry--gas hydrate theory.
• Bermuda Triangle. The truth is out there...  Annother theory, list of victims
• Paranormal A to Z.com - Bermuda Triangle   More accounts, more theories,
  including UFOs and vortexes
• Oceanclopedia - Bermuda Triangle    Rundown of major theories.

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The Lost Continent of Atlantis
Plato described the Lost Continent of Atlantis around 370 b.c. in his work 'Critias', which has fueled debate ever since. Plato claimed to have gathered his information from stories passed down through his family that originated with the Greek ruler Solon, who supposedly heard about Atlantis during a visit to Egypt around 590-565 b.c..According to Plato, Atlantis was a large island continent in the Atlantic, west
of the Mediterranean. Atlantis was populated by a technologically advanced race, and was destroyed in a single day and a single night as punishment by the gods for the complacency and arrogance of its people and leaders. Even now, it is hard to dissect the intertwining of the myths and the history of what may have been an advanced civilization somewhere in the Atlantic (or somewhere else) around 9000 b.c..

• The Internet Classics Archive    Critias, by Plato: Widely acknowledged to be
  the first written documentation of the Atlantis civilization.
• Theories on the Location of Atlantis   Summaries of several books and theories.
• A.R.E.-Ancient Civilizations: Atlantis and Egypt   Material from Edgar Cayce regarding the lost continent of Atlantis and records of its existence.
• Atlantis-Fact, Fiction or Exaggeration?   The story and accounts dating back
  to Plato's writings, theories, location, timeline of the search for Atlantis, reference material.
• Atlantis- the Lost Continent Finally Found  A new theory of its existence in the South China Sea with FAQ's, scientific evidence, documentation in myths and religion, more.
• Atlantis the final solution?   An interview with Alan F. Alford, who suggests that we have been searching for Atlantis on the wrong planet.
• Atlantis, Mu and Lemuria   Ancient Developed Cultures; Looking behind the myths.
• History of the Golden Ages    Discussion of ruins found in the 50's, 60's and 70's, map evidence, ancient writings about Atlantis, philosophical analysis of history.
• Atlantis    The mythology behind the legend.
• Atlantis: The Great Lost Civilization   Discussion of the possibility of the Atlantian civilization's existence from 10,000-50,000 b.c.
• Atlantis: Ice Age Civilization    Viatcheslav Koudriavtsev's hypothesis--very
  extensive, detailed information suggesting that Plato's Atlantis was located on the Celtic shelf in the NE Atlantic.
• Atlantis...Thera?    Presents evidence that Minoan Crete and the surrounding islands bear a resemblance to Plato's Atlantis.

The Philadelphia Experiment
On October 28, 1943, did a US navy experiment in electromagnetic camouflage
based on Einstein's Unified Field Theory cause a ship and its crew to dematerialize at sea and reappear a short time later? (There was a sci-fi movie by the same name based on this legend.) Was there a cover-up by the US Navy when their experiment to protect their ships in WWII went awry, or is it all just a hoax? 

• Philadelphia Experiment from A to Z   Site from Andrew Hochheimer, who has done extensive research on the subject, and has given interviews for the
  Discovery Channel and A&E.
• Quest for Truth   The Philadelphia Experiment: Claims to soon be "one of the
  most controversial sites on the subject"
• The Philadelphia Experiment   reasons why the whole thing may just be a
  rumor
• The Philadelphia Experiment   brief overview
• The Philadelphia Experiment   another brief synopsis, with sources
• The Philadelphia Experiment: Department of the Navy   includes ordering info
  for the 1943 deck log of the USS Eldridge
• Office of Naval Research Fact Sheet
• Alias Carlos Allende   The mystery man behind the Philadelphia Experiment:
  article reprinted from FATE Magazine researching his background and
  credibility
• Philadelphia Experiment Chat Archive   transcript from chat session with
  Marshall Barnes, author and researcher
• Philadelphia Experiment Chat Transcript #2   more recent transcript from
  another chat session with Marshall Barnes
• Philadelphia Experiment/Viewzone   What they didn't want you to know:
  article about suppressing evidence
• Ship's Myth Keeps Reappearing   article from the Philadelphia Inquirer about
  the crew of the Eldridge's reunion
• The Where Ship? Project   article about Marshall Barnes and Philadelphia
  Experiment background
• Real Results of the Philadelphia Experiment   interview with Al Bielek, an
  author that was a naval officer aboard the USS Eldridge
• TWA Flight 800 and the Philadelphia Experiment   article claiming that TWA
  Flight 800 was downed when it intersected an invisible "temporal axis" left
  in place by the Philadelphia Experiment and the Montauk Project
• Sightings: Anatomy of a Hoax - The Philadelphia Experiment 
• The Montauk Project and the Philadelphia Experiment   discussion on how the alleged mind-control experiments of the Montauk Project were related to the Philadelphia Experiment and the resulting "time portal" created; interview
  with and background on Al Bielek, who was aboard the USS Eldridge with his brother (who remained in the future...)
• The Philadelphia Experiment, a.k.a. "Project Rainbow"   brief synopsis
• Philadelphia Experiment   Montauk Experiment: Detailed accounts of the
  people and the events
• Montauk Project Homepage: this site is actually hyping their videos
  available for ordering, but the summary links are very informative
• Excerpts from the Skeptic's Dictionary
• In Search of the Philadelphia Experiment   an essay entertaining the
  credibility of the sources, with some additional links
• The Philadelphia Experiment: the Current Legend
• Al Bielek and His Claims About the Philadelphia Experiment   commentary by
  an attendee of his lecture
• Interesting Art Bell Shows   Real Audio interview with guest Al Bielek on
  the Philadelphia Experiment from 6-12-98

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Pirates

• Pirates!@nationalgeographic.com    Site for kids with pirate info & links, book list, Blackbeard, high seas adventure game.
• Blackbeard's Homepage...the king of pirates    History, artifacts, tales, links.
• Blackbeard   Biographical account.
• When Blackbeard Scourged the Seas   from Colonial Williamsburg Journal.
• Anne Bonny's HomePage    Story of the notorious female pirate that sailed
  on the crew of Calico Jack Rackham.
• The Pirate Wench Hideaway: Anne Bonny   Updated info on her fate after
  being brought to trial in Jamaica coming soon.
• William Dampier    Biographical info
• The New World Voyages of William Dampier    (Athena Review). British explorer, sea captain and buccaneer, "one of the most highly regarded map-makers and navigators of all time."
• Kidds Island   Captain Kidd's pirate's treasure buried in the Connecticut River.
• Pirates Homepage    Rochedale (Australia) State School's pirate site with history, information and links galore!
• Jean Lafitte: Gentleman pirate of New Orleans   Known for piracy in the Gulf
  of Mexico, but lauded for heroism in the Battle of New Orleans.
• Great Characters of New Orleans: Jean Lafitte   Biographical info.
• Henry Morgan - a Welsh Buccaneer
• The Pirate Wench Hideaway: Mary Read   She and shipmate Anne Bonny sailed with Captain Jack Rackham.
• Thomas Tew the Pirate    of Rhode Island
• Granvaile (Grace O'Malley)    Biographical account.
• The Pirate Wench Hideaway: Grainne Ni Mhaille (Grace O'Malley)  "16th century 'Queen of the Irish Seas'"
• About Pirates and their Lives    History and law, famous pirates, flags, punishment, code of conduct, food and weapons.
• Legends - Pirates and Privateers    Facts, fistion, references.
• Pirates of the Caribbean   Facts, legends and myths, who's who, bibliography, notorious places of pirate lore.
• Pirates: Fact & Fiction   Dispels the myths and misconceptions about the role of pirates in history.
• Pirate's Plunders    Devoted to pirates, buccaneers and privateers.
• Welcome to Pirates! Fact and Legend
• Pirate's Hold    Treasures, info, images and sources on pirates, pirate of the month.
• Piece of Eight's Pirate's Den    Very extensive site with famous pirates and ships.
• Pirates Privateers, Buccaneers   A look at crime in the name of profit with definitions, regions, rules of conduct, links.
• Treasure Island    Teaching unit for 6th grade students.

Mythological Sea Deities and Creatures

• Classical Mythology Online   Major deities of the sea.
• Nereids   Sea nymphs.
• Scylla and Charybdis   Two mythological sea monsters.
• Scylla
• Poseidon(Neptune)   God of the Sea.
• Poseidon   Hellenic Cosmogony
• Oceanus   a Titan.
• Tethys   Sister of Oceanus.
• Amphitrite   Queen of the Sea.
• Other Sea Deities   Hellenic Cosmogony
• Triton   Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite
• Nereus   God of the Mediterranean Sea
• Doris   Sea goddess.
• Nymphaeum of Egeria   a minor deity connected to springs.
• Mythical Sea Creatures

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