Beagles Voyage

By amanda.abu

  • The naturalist's begininng

    The naturalist's begininng
    Charles Darwin joins the HMS Beagle as the ships naturalist.

  • Cape Verde Islands

    Cape Verde Islands
    Charles first observations excite him, which then gives him the thought of writing a book about them.

  • Crossing the equator

    Charles is shaved. He is blindfolded and placed on the plank saying the whole ship is a shower bath.

  • Salvador, Brazil

    Salvador, Brazil
    Charles sees a tropical forest for the first time, he is enraptured by the beauty of the forest and the different vegetation.

  • Punta Alta, Argentina

    Punta Alta, Argentina
    Darwin finds a giant fossil.

  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

    Captain Robert FitzRoy repatriates three native people who were previously brought to England. He attempts to start a Christian mission, but it fails.

  • Falkland Islands

    Falkland Islands
    Darwin finds primitive rocks and fossils. The Falklands were abundant with brachiopods.

  • Rio Negro, Argentina

    Rio Negro, Argentina
    Darwin explores the Pampas with the guachos.

  • Chiloé Island, Chile

    Chiloé Island, Chile
    (The date is from January-February) Charles sees Mount Osorno erupt and experiences an earthquake. He reflects on the damage done by the earthquake.

  • Galapagos Islands

    Galapagos Islands
    (The date is between September-October) Darwin finds many species unique to the Galapagos Islands such as, plants, birds, and tortoises. He also finds many strange species such as the marine iguana. He also discovers that the birds he was observing that he thought came from different species, were actually all Finches.

  • Sydney, Australia

    Sydney, Australia
    Charles questions why the mammals in Australia are completely different.

  • Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)

    Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)
    Darwin studies the coral reefs to test his theory of atoll formation.

  • Mauritius

    Mauritius
    Darwin observes that the plain is uncultivated, is a field of black lava with coarse grass and bushes and the greater part is mimosas.

  • Cape Town, South Africa

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Darwin observes the amount of bullock wagons and the sandstone height of 3,500 feet.

  • Bahia and Pernambuco, South America

    Darwin finds many interesting creatures in the jungle, but he is home and seasick.

  • Falmouth, England

    Falmouth, England
    Charles Darwin and all of the other 73 people on the ship finally return home.