Ned Land is a highly talented harpooner from Quebec who joins Professor

Arronax, Arronax’s servant Conseil, and Commander Farragut aboard

the Abraham Lincoln in pursuit of a sea “monster.” Like Arronax, Ned is
about 40, and Arronax feels a connection with him due to their linked
countries of origin (Canada and France). In most other ways, the two men
are incredibly different. Ned is bold and brave, with a warrior-like quality to
him. However, he is also substantially less intelligent than all the other main
characters in the novel, and does not share Arronax and Nemo’s
enthusiasm for science. Of all three captives, Ned is most suspicious of
Nemo and most eager to escape the Nautilus. He forms a close bond with
Conseil, whom he affectionately nicknames “little cabbage.”