Beagle Voyage

By tartarr10

  • Plymouth, England

    At the young age of 22, Charles Darwin joins the HMS Beagle voyage.

  • Cape Verde Islands

    Darwin realized that he should write a book about his travels to all the different countries.

  • Crossing the Equator

    They cross the equator and perform rituals. These included shaving Darwin while he was blindfolded and almost throwing him overboard.

  • Salvador, Brazil

    Darwin explored Brazilian rainforests for the first time. He had never see any like it before. There he saw different types of flowers, grass, and plants.

  • Punta Alta, Argentina

    Darwin encounters large fossils here and is fascinated by them.

  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

    The Captain, Robert FtizRoy, brings back 3 native people that were on their previous voyage and tried to start a Christian mission, which failed.

  • Falkland Islands

    Darwin finds the Falkland Islands empty and bare. He also found many brachiopods' fossils.

  • Rio Negro, Argentina

    The fertile lowland area known as Pampas was explored by Darwin and a few locals.

  • Chiloé Island, Chile

    Darwin experiences Mount Osorno erupt along with experiencing the earthquake in the woods near Valdivia. The aftermath of the earthquake had a great affect on him.

  • Galapagos Islands

    Darwin is interested in the birds and tortoises of this island. He decides to cut them open out of curiosity but he does not find anything out of the ordinary.

  • Sydeny, Australia

    The difference in the mammals of Australia is noticed by Darwin.

  • Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)

    To test his theory of atoll formation, Darwin studies the types of coral reef found around the island.

  • Mauritius

    Darwin enjoys the view along the sea coast and he sees the black lava underneath the grass.

  • Cape Town, South Africa

    Darwin was stricken by the amounts of bullock wagons there were as well as Table Mountain.

  • Bahia and Pernambuco, South America

    Throughout the jungle, many creatures are discovered by Darwin. Darwin starts to get both homesick and seasick.

  • Falmouth, England

    Darwin has finally reached home. He has all his memories with him.