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Charles Sets Off
22-year-old Charles Darwin sets off on the HMS Beagle voyage as the captain's assistant. -
Cape Verde Islands
Darwin makes his first observations at the Cape Verde Islands. -
Crossing the Equator
The HMS Beagle voyage crosses the equator, and this is commemorated by a crossing the equator ceremony. -
Salvador, Brazil
The voyage reaches Salvador, Brazil, and Darwin explores rainforests for the first time. He is in awe of the new, lush beauty of the tropics. -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Darwin discovers giant fossils of animals of "great dimensions" in Puta Alta. -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
The Captain of the Beagle returns natives back home and tries to start a failed Christian mission. -
Falkland Islands
Darwin, at first unimpressed by the dry landscape of the the Falkland Islands, when his interest is sparked by some rocks. In these rocks, he finds fossils, that indicate that the currently barren land was once full of brachiopods. -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explored the Pampas with the local people (guachos). -
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Chile
Darwin both experienced the eruption of Mount Osono and the earthquake near Valdivia. He noticed that the earthquake changed the landscape dramatically, much more than it would have normally. -
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Galapagos Islands
Darwin is intrigued by the many species of plants and animals that were both unique to the Galapagos, but also similar to the mainland. He observes giant tortoises, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, Sally lightfoot crabs, and finches. -
Sydney Australia
He meets the marsupials in Australia and wonders why Australia has its own set of mammals. -
Cocos Islands
Darwin observes the coral reefs around the islands -
Mauritius
He looks cooled lava, and how it developed the landscape of the island. -
Cape Town South Africa
The HMS Beagle voyage reached South Africa, and Darwin studies the landscape -
Bahia and Pernambuco, South America
Darwin discovers many interesting organisms in South America but is homesick and seasick, and ready to go home. -
Falmouth England
Darwin finally reaches home, after 5 years
