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Plymouth England
Charles Darwin, age 22 embarks on the HMS Beagle's voyage as the ship's captain assistant. -
Cape Verde Islands: ALL ABOARD
Darwin is exhilarated by his first observations. -
Salvador Brazil
Darwin explores brazillan rainforest for the first time. -
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
Darwin finds the barren, windswept, fnds primitive rocks and fossils. -
Rio Negro Argentina
Darwin explores the fertile lowlands Islands kow as Pampas. -
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
Darwin wonders why there is a completly different set of mammals in Australia. -
Cocos Islands
Darwin studies coral reefs growing around islands to test his theory of atoll formation. -
Maurtrius
Darwin takes a walk along the sea and observes mimiosas. -
Cape Town, South Africa
Darwin enbraces the Table Moutain! -
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!