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Darwin's Journey Begins
Charles Darwin begins his voyage on the HMS Beagle as the ships naturalist, under the command of Captain Fitzroy. -
Cape Verde Islands
Charles Darwin was thrilled by his observations, so there he decided to start writing a book on his discoveries. -
Crossing the Equator
By February 1832 they had reached the Equator on the HMS Beagle, and Charles Darwin was shaved. -
Salvador, Brazil
The HMS Beagle stops in Salvador Brazil. Charles Darwin goes and visits the rain forest and observes all of its beauty in its entirety. -
Punta Alta, Argentina
The HMS Beagle stops in Argentina, and Charles Darwin observes the unusually large fossils and he adores them. -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
The HMS Beagle stops in Tierra del Fuego and Captain Fitzroy tries to start a Christian Mission, but that idea fails miserably. -
Falkland Islands
The HMS Beagle reaches the Falkland Islands and Charles Darwin sees that it is an empty desolate place and that saddens him. Until he cracked open some primitive rocks and discovered that they were fossils, and that Brachiopods used to live there. -
Rio Negro, Argentina
The HMS Beagle reaches Rio Negro and Charles Darwin explores and studies the lowland areas known as Pampas with native people, also known as Gauchos. -
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Chiloe' Island, Chile
When the HMS Beagle reaches the Islands of Chiloe' Charles Darwin sees Mount Osmo erupt and experiences the aftermath of the earthquake. -
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Galapagos Islands
This is where Charles Darwin first started developing the theory of evolution and natural selection. He observed that the animals there were camouflage and they were adapted to their surroundings. -
Sydney, Australia
Once the HMS Beagle arrived at Sydney, Australia Charles Darwin observed a large amount of mammals the marsupials in Australia, and wondered why there was a different set of mammals on the continent. -
Coco's Islands
When the HMS Beagle reaches the Keeling Islands Charles Darwin studied the coral reefs to test his theory of atoll formation. -
Mauritius
Once the HMS Beagle reached Mauritius Charles Darwin said he took a walk on the beach and observed that the plain was uncultivated. -
Cape Town, South Africa
When the HMS Beagle reaches Cape Town Charles Darwin sees there was a lot of bullock wagons and he also observed Table Mountain. -
Bahia, South Africa
Charles Darwin when he first got to Bahia observed the jungles and marveled at the number of different animals he saw. He could not fully explore the jungles though because he was homesick and seasick. -
Returns Home
The HMS Beagle arrived at Falmouth, England and Charles Darwin described himself as, " Quite confused with so much delight."