Chapter 87 route notes
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale chapter 87 map: The Grand Armada
The interactive map opens this page at chapter 87. The static notes below explain the chapter's mapped location, distance changes, slope or depth changes, and source trail.
Anchor
Java Head and Sunda Strait
Movement
sea
Segments active
1
Chapter distance
556 km
Chapter facts
- The Grand Armada chapter names the Straits of Sunda, Java Head, and the Javan Sea.
- Ahab plans to pass through into the Javan Sea and then north toward Japan.
- The route passes the Sunda gateway into the Javan Sea.
- Sea-level or surface travel is modeled; no vertical depth component is assigned.
The short path uses real Java Head geography and Javan Sea shaping points.
Mapped paths in this chapter
| Path | From | To | Medium | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunda Strait and Javan Sea | Java Head | Javan Sea | Whaleship | 556 km |