Why has part of the Alaskan wilderness been called the Bermuda Triangle?

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• Aist, Corey and Trust, Kimberly A. "Search and Rescue Activity: 1996 - 2003." Alaska Search & Rescue Dogs. (March 31, 2008) http://www.asard.org/docs/MissionActivity96-04.pdf
• Alaska Department of Public Safety. "State of Alaska FY2009 Governor's Operating Budget." Dec. 10, 2007. (March 31, 2008) http://146.63.236.131/omb/09_omb/budget/PublicSafety/comp2744.pdf
• Alaska Division of Public Health. "Unintentional Injury Deaths for Alaska." Updated Jan. 22, 2008. (March 31, 2008)
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• Associated Press. "Two more climbers die in Denali National Park." MSNBC. May 21, 2007. (April 1, 2008)
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• Civil Air Patrol. "2006 Annual Report to Congress." (April 8, 2008) http://www.cap.gov/documents/
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• National Crime Information Center. "NCIC Missing Persons and Undentified Person Statistics for 2006." Federal Bureau of Investigation. (March 31, 2008)
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• National Legal Center. "Wilderness: Overview and Statistics." March 18, 2005. (April 8, 2008)
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