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Beagle Voyage
On December 27, 1831 in Plymouth England , Charles Darwin age 22 embarks on the HMS beagle voyage as the ship captain's assistant. -
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Charles Darwin
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Carpe Verde Islands
Darwin is exhilarated by his first observations. -
Crossing the equator
Darwin and the crew cross the equator and have undergone the experience of being shaved. He describes it as a "shower bath." -
Brazil, Salvador
Darwin explores Brazilian rainforesets for the first time. -
Punta, Alta Argentina
Darwin in intrigued by the giant fossils he sees ! -
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina
Captain Roberts Filtz Roy, repatriates three native people he had bought to England on a previous voyage. -
Falkland Islands
Darwin finds the islands disolate and wretched. But he cheers up when he finds remains and fossils.Falklands were full of brachiopods, the most abumdant organisms on Earth. -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores the lowland islands known as pampus. With the local people . There is high employment along the independence of Gaucho life. -
Chiloe island, Chile
Darwin sees Mount Osomo errupt while on the island of Chiloe. And experiences the earthquake in the woods -
Galapagos, Islands
Darwin finds many species of plants, birds, and tortoises unique to the galapagos islands. But they mysteriously seem related to mainland species. He was so amused by the immense tortoises . They were very large. -
Sydney, Australia
On arrival in Sydney Cove, Darwins first thought was to congratulate himself. -
Cocos Islands ( Keeling islands)
Darwin studies coral reefs growing around the islands to test his theory about atoll information. He was very proud he had visited those three islands -
Cape Town , South Africa
The first thing in Cape Town that strikes Darwins eye is the number of bullock wagons, -
Mauritius
He took a quiet walk along the sea consisting of black lava smoothed over with green grass and bushes. The greater part of which are mimosas. -
Bahia, and Pernambuco South America
Darwin discovers many creatures. However homesick, and seasick, he is dismayed when the beagle makes additional measures. -
Falmouth, England
Darwin finally reached home.
