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Plymouth, England
22-year old Charles Darwin starts his journey on the HMS Beagle as the captain's assistant. He suffers from terrible sea sickness. -
Cape Verde Islands
Darwin's first observations are recorded and he muses over whether or not to create a book outlining his discoveries -
Crossing the Equator
While crossing the Equator, Darwin and his shipmates are given the space and water to bathe. -
Salvdor, Brazil
Darwin explored Brazilian rainforest's for the first time. He records all of his botanical findings in his journal and catalogues it as one of his most "enrapturing experiences." -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Here, Darwin finds giant fossils which he speculates are from "new" animals. -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Captain Robert FitzRoy sends three Natives back to their homeland of Argentina while trying to set up a Christian mission, which ultimately ends up failing. -
Falkland Islands
Darwin finds the Falklans Islands to be 'desolate and wretched'. Despite his displeasure, he finds some fossils after cracking open some rocks. These fossils belong to brachiopods, which were once the most abundant organisms on Earth. -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores the Pampas, fertile lowlands, with help from the locals (guchos). -
Chiloe, Island,Chile
Darwin's time here continues into February of this same year. While here, he sees Mount Osomo erupt. The eruption and the earthquaking aftermath unsettles him. -
Galapagos Island
Darwin's stay at the Galapagos Islands, where some of his most famous research was conducted, lasts through October. Here, he finds various species of birds, plants, and tortoises. He finds that while these species are unique to the Galapagos Islands, they hold similar bearings to other mainland species. He was fascinated and delighted with the enormous tortoises that were large enough for a human to ride. He also studied the finches of the Galapagos keenly. -
Sydney, Australia
In Sydney, Darwin mainly studied marsupials. -
Cocos Islands (Keelings Islands)
The Cocos Islands provided an excellent place to study coral reefs. -
Mauritius
Darwin obsereved the coastal beaches, taking note of the blackend lava rocks and mimosa plants -
Cape Town, South Africa
While in Capetown, Darwin observed Table Mountain and its "stratified sandstones" (layered rocks that could have either been sedimentary or igneous). -
Bahia and Pernambuco, South America
Even though Darwin found amazinf creatures in the jungles of South America, he found himself terribly seasick and homesick. This was unfortunate because the Beagle had taken an unscheduled detour for maintenance.He noted that he 'abhorred the sea' at this point. -
Falmouth, England
Darwin and the rest of the people aboard the Beagle make it home finally.
