Mystery of ‘Alaska Triangle’ where more than 20,000 people have disappeared

The mystery of the 'Alaska Triangle' is a truly intriguing one, despite not a lot of people knowing about it.

While the Bermuda Triangle is talked about across the world as being blamed for the loss of several planes and hundreds of ships, the Alaska Triangle is less well known.

This particular region on our planet is said to be the location of more unsolved missing person cases on our planet, according to the History Channel.

The area loosely defines an area of wilderness between Utqiagvik, Anchorage, and Juneau.

Due to the reputation it has garnered over recent years, some people have even dubbed the region 'Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle' in recent years.

The ‘Alaska Triangle’ remains a mystery (Getty Stock Photo)

While many may not be too familiar with the Alaska Triangle in 2024, the region first received public attention way back in 1972, when a small plane suddenly disappeared en-route from Anchorage to Juneau.

Despite endless efforts from rescue teams lasting more than 3,600 hours and spanning 325,000 square miles, neither any of the passengers nor the wreckage of the flight were found.

That wasn't the end to the travesties, with History Channel reporting more than 20,000 people have disappeared since that 1972 plane disaster.

Notably figures have become a victim of the Triangle, including Thomas Hale Boggs Sr, the US House Majority Leader in 1972.

Alaska Congressman Nick Begich also went missing after flying over the Alaska Triangle.

Begich was on an aircraft flying from Anchorage to Juneau alongside aide, Russell Brown, and the pilot, Don Jonz.

A massive search effort commenced following the disappearance of the plane, though no bodies or wreckage from the plane were ever discovered.

More than 20,000 people have gone missing (Getty Stock Photo)

As such, much speculation has come to the forefront, which has only increased with other similar cases.

Gary Frank Sotherden, a 25-year-old New Yorker who was hunting in the Alaskan wilderness in the mid-1970s, also went missing.

The explorer never returned home to his nearest and dearest, though a skull along the Porcupine River in northeastern Alaska found in 1997 provided more answers compared to many cases.

State troopers ultimately concluded the skull belonged to Sotherden, who most likely was killed from a bear attack.

IFLScience state the area is full of 'untouched wilderness', 'ragged mountain ranges' and 'horrifically cold weather'.

On top of that, you've got to deal with 'lots of bears', which is certainly a recipe for disaster.

Even in 2024, a lot of mystery still surrounds the Alaska Triangle.