It was the distance travelled by the Nautilus, not the depth.
At 03:56 PM 8/12/98 -0400, Paul Monfils wrote:
>Which raises the question - what is a league, as it pertains to depth?
> I believe a league in linear measurement on dry land is equal to 3
>miles. Surely Jules Verne didn't mean a water depth of 60,000
>miles?? So what did he mean? Anyone know?
>Paul M.