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December 27, 1831
The 22-year-old recently graduated Charles Darwin joined Captain FitzRoy on the HMS Beagle as ship’s naturalist for a trip around the world. -
January 1832
Arrives at Cape Verde - Darwin makes his first observations. -
February 1832
The Beagle crossed the equator.
Arrives at Salvador, Brazil. -
September 1832
Arrives at Punta, Argentina. -
December 1832
Arrives at Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - Captain FitzRoy attempts to start a Christian mission, which fails. -
March 1833
Arrives at Falkland Islands. -
August 1833
Arrives at Rio Negro, Argentina. -
January - February 1835
Arrives at Chiloé Island, Chile - Sees Mount Osomo erupt while on island. -
September-October 1835
Arrives at Galapagos Island. -
January 1836
Arrives in Sydney, Australia. -
April 1836
Arrives at Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands). -
May 1836
Arrives at Cape Town, South Africa. -
June 1836
Arrives at Cape Town, South Africa. -
August 1836
Arrives at Bahia and Pernambuco, South America. -
October 2, 1836
Arrives back home to Falmouth, England.