Chapter 21 route notes
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale chapter 21 map: Going Aboard
The interactive map opens this page at chapter 21. The static notes below explain the chapter's mapped location, distance changes, slope or depth changes, and source trail.
Anchor
Pequod clears Nantucket
Movement
sea
Segments active
1
Chapter distance
452 km
Chapter facts
- Ishmael and Queequeg go aboard the Pequod at Nantucket.
- The ship leaves on Christmas and stands out into the Atlantic.
- The whaling voyage leaves Nantucket for open water.
- Sea-level or surface travel is modeled; no vertical depth component is assigned.
The offshore point is estimated to move the route beyond Nantucket Shoals into the North Atlantic.
Mapped paths in this chapter
| Path | From | To | Medium | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pequod clears Nantucket | Nantucket | North Atlantic off Nantucket | Whaleship | 452 km |