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Beagle Voyage Timespan
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Setting Sail
Charles Darwin has just accompanied Captain Fitzroy on the HMS Beagle as a naturalist surveying the continents he come across. The voyage was only supposed to be two years but it ended being five. But throughout his journey his seasick will be his biggest struggle -
First Stop: Cape Verde Islands
Darwin is thrilled by his first observations near the coast of Africa -
Fossils in Argentina
Darwin is very interested in the giant fossil he comes across. Darwin believes the fossils are new and come from a different era in time. -
Crossing Borders
Darwin and his team crossed the equator and Darwin is agitated being on the ship with the other crew members and how he is being treated. -
Reaching South America
For the first time Darwin explores the Brazillian Rainforest.Darwin had been so delighted to see the forest.They very grass he described as "elegance". -
The "Savages'
Captain Robert Fitzroy took three native people from their homeland from a past voyage across the sea back to England.To teach them the Christianity way but it was a failed mission because they went back to their old native ways. -
Rio Negro aka "Pampas"
Darwin explores the "Pampas" and the local people known as "gaucho". Darwin sees there happiness of life and much independence among the people of this land. -
The Deserted Falklands Islands
Darwin's describes the islands as"wretched and desolate". But soon he finds a shine in his day when he find fossils. The fossils he finds are fossils named after the islands that were two shelled animals that were once and abundant organism on the Planet -
Mount Osomo
Darwin sees the eruption of the mountain and also experience a earthquake in the woods nearby in Valdivia. The devastation from the earthquake affected Darwin drastically. Darwin believes that the devastation was so bad from the earthquake that it was more than 100 years of wear and tear. -
Galapagos Islands
Darwin main theory was based off of his voyage to the Galapagos Islands which each animal had a unique features in different parts of the islands to support the individual needs. But they would all be somehow connected to the mainland species. Also the Iguana's on the island are very aquatic compared to the others around the world which would not swim or feed in the water. -
Austraila
Darwin felt great to recognize himself as an Englishman.Darwin was intrgiged on the different typles of mammals they have in the "the land down under" -
Mauritius
Darwin was exploring the land to find that there was many field of "black lava smoothed over the grass and bushes". -
Cocos Islands
Darwin studied the coral reef and how it was growing around the island to put his theory to the test.He is grateful for going to the islands. -
Cape Town,Africa
Darwin was caught by surprised because of how many bullock wagons.But they are also known for there Table Mountains, which is a great mass of water the rises close to 3,500 feet. -
Bahia & Permanbuco
Darwin discovered amazing creatures but because of homesickness and his seasickness the made a detour which took Darwin by surprised. -
Home Sweet Home
Darwin was happy to be home back in England that night. The Beagle ship was only 90 feet and carried only 74 people and 22 clocks.