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In twenty four hours, probably, the bold navigators might hope to set foot on its untrodden soil. IN TWENTY FOUR HOURS PROBABLY THE BOLD NAVIGATORS MIGHT HOPE TO SET FOOT ON ITS UNTRODDEN SOIL
 said Altamont. "Land! land!" repeated Hatteras, in tones of absolute conviction. Even while he spoke the appearance vanished, and when it returned again the Doctor fancied he caught a gleam of light about the smoke for an instant. [Illustration: "It is a volcano!" he exclaimed.--P.217] "It is a volcano!" he exclaimed. "A volcano?" repeated Altamont. "Undoubtedly." [Illustration: ] "In so high a latitude?" "Why not? Is not Iceland a volcanic island--indeed, almost made of volcanoes, one might say?" "Well, has not our famous countryman, James Ross, affirmed the existence of two active volcanoes, the Erebus and the Terror, on the Southern Continent, in longitude 170° and latitude 78°? Why, then, should not volcanoes be found near the North Pole?" "It is possible, certainly," replied Altamont. "Ah, now I see it distinctly," exclaimed the Doctor." It is a volcano!" "Let us make right for it then," said Hatteras. [Illustration: ] It was impossible longer to doubt the proximity of the coast. ND EVERY MAN RUSHED TO HIS SIDE I SEE IT I SEE IT SAID CLAWBONNY YES YES SO DO I EXCLAIMED JOHNSON IT'S A CLOUD SAID ALTAMONT LAND LAND REPEATED HATTERAS IN TONES OF ABSOLUTE CONVICTION EVEN WHILE HE SPOKE THE APPEARANCE VANISHED AND WHEN IT RETURNED AGAIN THE DOCTOR FANCIED HE CAUGHT A GLEAM OF LIGHT ABOUT THE SMOKE FOR AN INSTANT IT'S A VOLCANO HE EXCLAIMED A VOLCANO REPEATED ALTAMONT UNDOUBTEDLY IN SO HIGH A LATITUDE WHY NOT IS NOT ICELAND A VOLCANIC ISLAND INDEED ALMOST MADE OF VOLCANOES ONE MIGHT SAY WELL HAS NOT OUR FAMOUS COUNTRYMAN JAMES ROSS AFFIRMED THE EXISTENCE OF TWO ACTIVE VOLCANOES THE EREBUS AND THE TERRA ON THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT IN LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY DEGREES AND LATITUDE SEVENTY EIGHT DEGREES WHY THEN SHOULD NOT VOLCANOES BE FOUND NEAR THE NORTH POLE IT IS POSSIBLE CERTAINLY REPLIED ALTAMONT AH NOW I SEE IT DISTINCTLY EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR IT IS A VOLCANO LET US MAKE RIGHT FOR IT THEN SAID HATTERAS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE LONGER TO DOUBT THE PROXIMITY OF THE COAST
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