In 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Nemo sails under the Antarctic ice and finds open sea near the pole, arriving at the southern fall equinox. He climbs a basalt crag and plants his flag, claiming the continent for himself. Using a chronometer to time the equinox and with some quick calculations to account for his height above sea level and refraction of the sunlight over the horizon, he verifies his location at the pole within a hundred yards. As the sun sets he waves good bye to day for six months. In my image, based on an engraving in the original publication (inset), Nemo's daughter replaces Aronnax holding the chronometer, and I've placed Nemo's lieutenant where Aronnax stands in the engraving. As some illustrators do, I've placed the Nautilus in the background and also put the Nautilus boat on the near shore. The scene was composed and rendered in Poser 11 Pro with some post work in Corel PhotoPaint. The environment consists of Flink's Snow Hills, Winter 4 Ice, and Sunset Sky, Unique Rocks, Snowy Mountains, and the Poser Ocean. The gulls are from Flock Formations (Hivewire3D). Nemo's daughter is V4 with the Emmalee texture, wearing the GDC Fur Cap, the Paddy coat, V4 Tunic pants and boots (DAZ), and gloves from Steampunk for V4 (RDNA). Nemo is M4 with the Mateo skin texture, the M4 Beard from DAZ, and the Erp mustache from RDNA. The mate is Jerome from DAZ with Alicia hair for both his head and beard (DNA). Their outfits use the pants from the US Cavalry Pack, boots from Andreas Schmitt, gloves from the Hunters Suit, and the Explorer Jacket (3-D Arena). Nemo wears the GDC Fur Cap. The Nautilus and small boat are my own.