The Nautilus would do long, diagonal dives that took us to every level. But on April 11 it rose suddenly, and the shore reappeared at the mouth of the Amazon River, a huge estuary whose outflow is so considerable, it desalts the sea over an area of several leagues.
Maar den 11den April verhief het vaartuig zich plotseling en wij zagen wederom land in den omtrek van de monding der Amazonenrivier, die zulk een breede zoutwatergolf vormt, dat de zee verscheidene kilometers ver vóor die monding geen zout water bevat.