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The Berry Island area can be seen on the map to the left, highlighted in the red area. The Berry Islands consist of approximately 12 square miles of surface area to the North of Andros Island. A large, underwater triangle can be seen below the surface of the water.
This triangular feature could be artificially created due to the presence of golden angles, however it could also be a natural feature similar to an ancient river delta.
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The images to the right were taken from the USGS online database. The triangle area is outlined in red. The triangular feature is estimated to be 24 miles on it's longest side and over 13 miles long on the shorter side. What was the purpose of this triangular depressed area? Theories include a gigantic reservoir or artificial lake area, or an ancient river delta.
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The image to the left was acquired by NASA and shows the Northern Andros Island with the Berry Islands to the North and the triangular feature highlighted in red.
The 3 images below were taken in 1992 and, due to shifting sands, reveal a series of triangular depressions in the shallow water to the West of the Berry and Andros islands. Image A is the original NASA image. Image B has been slightly enhanced to bring out the darker depressions. Image C contains color applied to the triangular features. The yellow triangles show depressions that are twice as large as the Berry Island triangular feature seen in red. The area within the red circle may be an artificial construct but analysis of numerous images of the same region have yielded inconclusive proof due to the yearly shifting sand.
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The area above in image C circled in red does not appear in other satellite images of the Earth such as Google Earth or Landsat 7 imagery. However, it does appear to be a sub-surface anomaly in the Astronaut Acquired images. If anyone has double checked this area please tell us if you see anything.
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In addition to triangular depression features off the North West coast of the Andros Island there is also evidence for these large triangles directly to the North of the Andros Island. The NASA image below is taken at a slight angle which causes the scale of the triangular features to be difficult to determine. The Andros Island can be seen to the South with the Berry Islands to the North East of the image. Image A below is the original image. Image B has been slightly enhanced to reveal the partially hidden triangles. Image C exposes the triangles to the North of the Andros Island in yellow while the triangle of the Berry Islands is shown in red. |
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What period in time could the Bahamas region have been above water for the creation of such interesting shapes?
Scientific evidence has revealed that areas of the Atlantic Ridge were above the surface around 10,000-12,000 years ago: |
"In 1948, a Swedish expedition, working at the Atlantic Ridge 500 miles from the coast of Africa, excavated core samples from a depth of almost two miles. The collections contained over sixty species of freshwater algae. Tests of the algae indicate the last above-water period of the region was 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Since 1948, scientists have extracted many similar core samples containing shells of freshwater animals from deep in the Atlantic Ocean at the Atlantic Ridge and the Azores Plateau. (1)"
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| The highest elevation point on the Bahamas Islands is Mount Alvernia on Cat Island which is 60m above sea level. The elevation of the Atlantic Ridge ranges from 1500m to over 3000m below sea level. If parts of the Atlantic Ridge were above the surface 10,000 years ago, then it is highly likely that the Bahamas triangular features were also above sea level at some point in the distant past. |
For more images of the triangle feature, click the thumbnails below:
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1. Andrews, "Atlantis Insights From a Lost Civilization", p22. |
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