Beagle's Voyage

By kinseymiller

  • Plymouth, England

    Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle voyage.

  • Cape Verde Island

    Darwin finds his first observations, and thinks about possibly writing a book on the geology of animals from different countries.

  • Crossing the Equator

    The Beagles crosses the equator and he is shaved and bathed.

  • Salvador, Brazil

    Drwin explores the Brazilian Rainforests and sees many species and organisms he's never seen before.

  • Punta Alta, Argentine

    Darwin is in Argentina and finds giant fossil bones of animals and thinks that they have to be quite new.

  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

    Capt. Fitzboy brings 3 people he had taken to England with him back to their native land and tried to start a christian mission that failed.

  • Falkland Islands

    Darwin doesn't like the islands because they are bare and dried, but he perks up when he finds fossils and rocks. Falkland was filled with brachiopods.

  • Rio Negro, Argentina

    Darwin explores the Pampas and finds enjoyment in the independence of the guacho life.

  • Chiloe Island, Chile

    Darwin sees Mount Osomo erupt while on the island of Chiloe and experiences the earthquake in the woods near Valdivia. The aftermath of the earthquake affeced him tremendously.

  • Galapagos Islands

    Darwin finds many species unique to the islands, but realizes they look mysteriously related to the mainland species. He was really intrigued by the tortoises.

  • Sydney, Australia

    Darwin wonders why there are completely different mammals in Australia like marsupials.

  • Cocos Islands

    Darwin studies coral reefs growing around the islands to test his theory of atoll formation.

  • Mauritius

    He took a walk along the sea coast to the north of the town and saw that most of the land wasn't cultivated and consisted of a field of black lava smoothed over with coarse grass and bushes.

  • Cape Town, South Africa

    He notices that there are a lot of bullock wagons, but hasn't yet mentioned the Table Mountains which is a sandstone that reaches to the height of 3,500 feet.

  • Bahia and Pernambuco, South America

    Darwin discovers many amazing creatures here, but is homesick and seasick and not pleased with the unscheduled detour to get extra longitude measures.

  • Falmouth, England

    He finally reaches home and is delighted to be there because the Beagle carried 74 people in its close quarters.