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Photo Credits

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Setting + Characters

Click on the links below to go to the Flickr page for each photograph.

 Uploaded The book, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, takes place in the ocean.
 Uploaded Most of the story takes place on a submarine. It is called the Nautilus.
 Uploaded Submarines can go underwater. They have windows. You can look out the windows into the ocean.
 Flickr It has a hatch, or hole, on top that opens to let air inside. We can get out of the submarine by crawling through the hatch.
 Uploaded The men on the Nautilus have many adventures. They spend time exploring the ocean. They find unusual animals.
 Uploaded Professor Pierre Aronnax is a French scientist and professor. He is very smart. He writes books about the ocean.
 Uploaded Pierre is interested in learning about the ocean. He wonders if he should stay or try to escape from the submarine.
 Uploaded Conseil is also French. He is Pierre’s servant. He helps him learn about sea animals. He is loyal.
 Uploaded Captain Nemo wants revenge. He wants to hurt people who did wrong things.
 Uploaded Ned Land is a whale hunter. He is strong and brave. He saves others. But he wants to leave the submarine.
 Uploaded Captain Nemo is the captain of the Nautilus. He made the submarine. He wants to be left alone. He can be a mean man.
 Uploaded There are other men on the Nautilus. They are the crew. They help by cooking, cleaning, and protecting the submarine.
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