Finally, the salon had two large oblong windows protected by sliding panels. There was also a fountain made from a shell about two meters across. This incredible room contained an organ, an art collection of great value and very large number of marine specimens. Next was the drawing room/salon/museum, ten meters long, six wide, and five high. Moving aft, we find Aronnax's cabin (2.5 meters long), Nemo's cabin (five meters long). There was a 7.5-meter air reservoir at the very bow. V erne provides considerable information about the interior, especially the forward end. Aronnax gives somewhat conflicting descriptions of the hull, first saying it is clearly metal, not looking like a living beast at all, but later describes the overlapping hull plates as resembling scales or a reptile's shell. A recession amidships held the longboat, described later as a rising enough above the deck to sit on. Forward was the wheelhouse with a 2-meter-square interior and four windows, nearly a foot thick, through which the pilot could see in all directions. The platform had a structure of "medium height" with inclined sides, at each end. On the surface the Nautilus remained 90% underwater so its platform was 0.8 meter above the water. There was an ordinary rudder fixed to the stern and two diving planes fastened to the sides at the center of floatation. When the Nautilus accidentally rammed the Scotia it produced a two-meter triangular hole. This was the time of the "cigar ships".) The four bladed propeller was six meters in diameter with a pitch of 7.5 meters. (Nemo mentions the shape had already been adopted in London. The double hull had tapered ends, as Nemo says to Aronnax, "like your cigar". T he Nautilus had a cylindrical hull 70 meters long and 8 meters wide. Additional information is scattered throughout The Seas" in incomplete translations), "All by Electricity",Īnd "Some Figures". The largest portion of the information is found in theĬhapters titled "The Nautilus" (included in "The Man of Interpretation and some may have been obscured in translation, but many areĬlearly stated. There is an excellent chance of also seeing California sea lions, dolphin, wahoo, pelicans, different species of gulls, boobie birds, frigate birds, shearwaters and even the awe inspiring albatross.Details of the Nautilus as described by Verne are subject to This thrilling underwater action is spectacular. During October to January, a magical event happens in the nutrient rich swirling blue waters off Magdalena Bay where striped marlin gather to hunt on the second largest sardine run in the world.Mobula rays are present year-round and aggregate in enormous schools from March through July. If we are lucky, we might also encounter spinner and Risso’s dolphins. Our guests encounter and interact year-round with friendly California sea lions and mega pods of bottlenose dolphins. The Sea of Cortez is a magical and wonderful place teeming with marine creatures of all sizes.Imagine combining the amazing gray whale interaction at San Ignacio Lagoon into an 8 days / 7 nights adventure at sea with all these other animals of Baja and your own spotter plane to absolutely maximize your encounters. Lets not forget about the huge pods of dolphins. Meet the most majestic whales on the planet: Gray whales, humpbacks, blue whales, fin-back whales and whale sharks.Be ready to create a deeply personal connection that will stay with you for a lifetime. Mamas will even push their babies up against our pangas to be stroked. This is the most amazing and spectacular whale interaction with humans on the planet.And if you’re lucky, giant mantas swimming around La Reina and orcas. Lets not forget the huge pods of dolphins, turtles, mobulas, sperm whales, gobies, the hammerhead sharks around El Bajo & Los Animas, whales of all types of descriptions, shipwrecks and night dives. Meet the playful sea lions of Los Islotes, surround yourself in a tornado of big eye jacks and schools of skipjacks.On July trips, you can expect to swim with schooling mobula rays as well! The highlight of every trip is jumping in the water to swim and snorkel with the friendly whale sharks of Bahia de Los Angeles.If a manta looks yo in the eye and feels that she can trust you, the most amazing interspecies interaction often follows. Socorro is all about Giant Mantas, not the number of manta but the amazing trust they have in us.
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