The South Pole
Summary _
Captain Nemo confirmed that they were
heading towards the South Pole. During early
March, they started to see icebergs and ice
fields, The captain handled the ship carefully.
However, on March 18 they were stuck as
there were obstacles at the front. It was the
great ice barrier. As usual, Captain Nemo
calmly handled the situation. He decided
to sail underneath the iceberg which again
surprised the professor. After three davs, they
finally surfaced. They headed to a land which
was exactly the South Pole. Captain Nemo put a flag with the initial ‘N’. He
was very proud to be the man who had conquered the South: Pole. It was 21st
March 1868.
Leaving, the South Pole, Nautilus met with
another accident. This time the ship we
trapped in a kind of iceberg tunnel. It was
unable to move in any direction. Being a
determined person, Captain Nemo did not
give up easily. He thought of ways to escape
as they had only 48 hours before they ran
out of oxygen supply. They tried to chop the
ice themselves but it was useless. Finally, the
captain took the risk to use Nautilus to crash
into the icebergs. He believed that the ship
was strong, It was a successful attempt and
they continued the journey.
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