"Optimism and courage help to tide over difficulties". How did the narrator succeed in searching the small island?

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The narrator was searching for a 65 kilometre wide island in an ocean of 150,000 kilometres. He worked optimistically on wind speeds, changes of course, drift and current. He calculated their position with the help of sextant also.

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