Darwin's Journey on The Beagle

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  • Darwin Boards the Beagle

    Darwin is invited to take a journey along the HMS Beagle. Captain FitzRoy asks him to be the ship's naturalist.
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    Darwin's Journey

  • Darwin Reaches the Cape Verde Islands

    When Darwin first saw the island, he was fascinated.

  • Darwin Crosses the Equator

    As he crossed the equator, Darwin incounted many strange experiences, such as being blindfolded and thrust on a plank.

  • Darwin Goes to Brazil

    Darwin explored the Brazilian rainforests for the first time. He is amazed by the exotic plants.

  • Darwin Goes to Argentina

    Darwin is amazed by the large fossils in Argentina.

  • FitzRoy Starts a Missionary

    Captain FitzRoy attempts to start a Christian mission to convert Native South American people. It fails.

  • Darwin Goes to the Falkland Islands

    Darwin encountered the barren Falkland Islands and cracked open rocks to find fossils.

  • Darwin Explores the Pampas

    Darwin explored the fertile Argentinian lowlands, the Pampas, with the local people, the gauchos.

  • Mount Osomo Erupts

    Darwin witnesses Mount Osomo erupt and experiences an earthquake in Valdivia, Chile. He feels that the earthquake affected the size of the nearby Chiloe Island.

  • Darwin Explores the Galapagos

    Darwin explores the Galapagos and learns about the various species of the animals of the islands.

  • Darwin Visits Sydney

    Darwin calls Sydney a fine town and wonders about the various sets of different mammals of Australia.

  • Darwin Explores the Cocos Islands

    Here he studies coral reefs and tests his theories of atoll formation.

  • Darwin Explores Mauritius

    Darwin walks along the coast of Mauritius and observes the grasses, bushes, and mimosa plants.

  • Darwin Visits Cape Town

    Darwin comments on the mountains of Cape Town, especially Table Mountain, a 3,500 foot mountain of stratified sandstone.

  • Darwin Visits the Jungle

    Darwin finds multiple interesting animals in Bahia and Pernambuco, South America. By this time, Darwin is very homesick and seasick.

  • Darwin Comes Home

    Darwin reaches Falmouth, England in early October 1836. He is very glad to be home once again.