Chapter 50 route notes
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale chapter 50 map: Ahab's Boat and Crew. Fedallah
The interactive map opens this page at chapter 50. The static notes below explain the chapter's mapped location, distance changes, slope or depth changes, and source trail.
Anchor
Toward the Cape of Good Hope
Movement
sea
Segments active
1
Chapter distance
5,145 km
Chapter facts
- Ahab studies charts of whale grounds and the Season-on-the-Line.
- The Spirit-Spout leads the Pequod into the Cape winds and Cape of Good Hope seas.
- The route bends from the South Atlantic toward the Cape of Good Hope.
- Sea-level or surface travel is modeled; no vertical depth component is assigned.
The path uses open-ocean control points and the textual Cape anchor from chapter 51.
Mapped paths in this chapter
| Path | From | To | Medium | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Atlantic to Cape of Good Hope | South Atlantic trades | Cape of Good Hope waters | Whaleship | 5,145 km |