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Plymouth England
Charles Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle voyage as the captians assistant . -
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Beagle Voyage
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Cape Verde Island
Darwin is exhilirated by his first observation. -
Crossing the Equator
The Beagle crosses the equator. -
Salvador, Brazil
Darwin explores Brizilian rainforsts for the first time.. -
Punta Ala, Argintina
Darwin is intrigued by the giant fossls he finds. -
Tierra del Fuego, Argintina
FitzRoy atempts to start a christian mission, which fails disastrously. -
Falkland Islands
Darwin finds the barren, windswept Falkland Islands. -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores the fertile lowland areas, known as pampas. -
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Ciloe Island, Chile
Between January and Febuary or 1835 Darwin sees Mount Osomo errept and experiences the earthquake it causes. -
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Galapago Island
Darwin finds many species of plants, birds, and tortoises unique to the Galapagos island, but the seem stangly related to mainland species. -
Sydney, Astralia
The Beagle arrived on Sydney Cove in Australia -
Cocos Island
Darwin studies coral reefs growing around the island to test the theory of atoll formation. -
Mauritius
Darwin observed the "feiled of black lava smoothed over with course grass and bushes"(Darwin) -
Cape Town, South Africa
Darwin was captivated by Cape town's bullock wagon -
Bahia and Pemambuco, South America
Darwin discovers many incridable creatures in the jungle of South America -
Falmouth, England
he was heading home and "confused with so much delight"(darwin).