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The Beagle Voyage Begins
Charles Darwin sets sail on aboard the HMS Beagle holding the post of 'captain's assistant' -
Cape Verde Islands
Darwin makes his first observations and plans to log every discovery he comes across -
Crossing The Equator
Darwin gets a first hand experience on just how hot is it at the equator -
Salvador, Brazil
Darwin has his first encounter with the Brazilian rain forests and is intrigued by how dominant the vegetation is -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Darwin discovers many large fossils - some that he has never seen before -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Captain Robert FitzRoy returns three natives back to their homeland of Argentina after bringing them to England during a previous voyage -
Falkland Islands
Darwin explores the bleak and lifeless islands eventually coming across fossils that appeared to be inside of ancient rock formations -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores 'Pampas', which are low lying areas of fertile land, with the local natives a.k.a 'gauchos' -
Chiloe Island, Chile
Darwin watches Mount Osorno erupt and experiences an earthquake while in the woods near Valdivia -
Galapagos Islands
Darwin discovers many species of birds, plants and tortoises all unique to the life of the Islands but very similar to the species of the mainland - Darwin observed and fascinated over the the marine iguana simply because there was just nothing like it -
Sydney, Australia
Darwin wonders why the mammals he observed were nothing like the mammals he had studied and come across all before -
Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)
Darwin observes the coral reefs to put his atoll formation theory to test -
Mauritius
Darwin takes in the environment and observes the fields of black lava with grass growing on top of it while surrounded by blossoming bushes -
Cape Town, South Africa
Darwin's attention got caught by the numerous bullock wagons and the famous Table Mountain -
Bahia and Pernambuco, South America
Darwin discovers many incredible creatures in the jungles of South America - but while homesick and seasick Darwin's joy goes away when he finds out that the Beagle took an unplanned detour to collect more measurements -
Falmouth, England
Darwin returned home safely