Beagle's Voyage

  • Plymouth England

    Plymouth England
    Charles Darwin, age 22 embarks on the HMS Beagle's voyage as the ship's captain assistant.
  • Cape Verde Islands: ALL ABOARD

    Cape Verde Islands: ALL ABOARD
    Darwin is exhilarated by his first observations.
  • Salvador Brazil

    Salvador Brazil
    Darwin explores brazillan rainforest for the first time.
  • Puta Alta, Argentina

    Puta Alta, Argentina
    Darwin is intrigued by the giant fossils he sees.
  • Tierra del Fuego Argentina

    Captib Robert Fitzroy repretrates three native people he had brought to England on a previous voyage. He attempts to start a Christian mission but fails.
  • Falkland Islands

    Falkland Islands
    Darwin finds the barren, windswept, fnds primitive rocks and fossils.
  • Rio Negro Argentina

    Rio Negro Argentina
    Darwin explores the fertile lowlands Islands kow as Pampas.
  • January-Feburary Chiloe Island Chile

    January-Feburary Chiloe Island Chile
    Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt whle on the Chiloe Island.
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    Galapagos, Islands

    Darwin finds many species of plants, birds, and tortosies unique to the Galapagos Islands, but they seem mysteriously related to mainland species.
  • Sydney Australia

    Sydney Australia
    Darwin wonders why there is a completly different set of mammals in Australia.
  • Cocos Islands

    Cocos Islands
    Darwin studies coral reefs growing around islands to test his theory of atoll formation.
  • Maurtrius

    Maurtrius
    Darwin takes a walk along the sea and observes mimiosas.
  • Cape Town, South Africa

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Darwin enbraces the Table Moutain!
  • Bahia & Pernambuco, South America

    Bahia & Pernambuco, South America
    Darwin discovers many creatures but is seasick and homesick. Baagle ship makes an unexpected detour to make additional longitude measurments.
  • Falmouth, Englad

    Darwin finally reaches home again after his long journey and discoveries!