Besides other things the nets brought up, were several flabellariae and graceful polypi, that are peculiar to that part of the ocean.

The direction of the Nautilus was still to the south-east.

It crossed the equator December 1, in 142 deg.
long.; and on the 4th of the same month, after crossing rapidly and without anything in particular occurring, we sighted the Marquesas group.

I saw, three miles off, Martin's peak in Nouka-Hiva, the largest of the group that belongs to France.

I only saw the woody mountains against the horizon, because Captain Nemo did not wish to bring the ship to the wind.