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Plymouth, England
Charles Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle voyage as the ship captain assistant. -
Cape Verde Islands
Charles Darwin is exhilarated by his first observations -
Crossing The Equator
Charles Darwin and his crew crossed the equator. -
Salvador,Brazil
Darwin explores the Brazilian rainforests for the first time. He is mesmerized by the vivid vegetation and the variety of organisms. -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Darwin is intrigued by the giant fossils he sees. He concludes what organisms in the past may have looked like. -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Captain Robert FizRoy repatriates three native people back to their homeland, after being brought to England on a previous voyage. He also attempts to start a Christian mission, but fails. -
Falkland Islands
He finds the barren, windswept Falkland, which is full of brachiopods. He finds fossils here. -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores the fertile, lowland area, Pampas, with the local people. -
Chioloe Island, Chile
Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt while on the island of Chioloe and experiences the earthquake in the woods near Valdivia. -
Galapagos Islands
Darwin finds many species of plants, birds, and tortoises unique to the islands, but they seem related to mainland species. -
Sydney, Australia
Darwin arrived in Sydney Cove. He was curious as to why there was a completely different set of mammals. -
Cocos Islands
Darwin studies coral reefs growing around islands to test his theory of atoll formation. -
Mauritius
He observed an uncultivated plain, which was a field of black lava with coarse grass and bushes -
Capetown, South Africa
Darwin observes many bullock wagons and the Table Mountain. -
Bahia and Pernambuco, South America
In the jungles, Darwin discovers many incredible creatures. -
Falmouth, England
Charles Darwin reaches back home.
