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At 22 years old, Charles Darwin joins the HMS Beagle's voyage as the captain's assistant and a naturalist.
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The HMS Beagle stops at the Cape Verde Islands, where Darwin makes his first observations and is inspired to write about the geology of each country.
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The HMS Beagle crosses the Equator, straying away from Africa and heading towards South America.
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The HMS Beagle arrives in Salvador, Brazil, where Darwin encounters rain-forests for the first time.
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The HMS Beagle arrives in Punta Alta, Argentina. Darwin discovers many large, unique fossils, all of which pique his curiosity.
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The HMS Beagle's captain, Robert FitzRoy visits Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, where he was hoping to establish a Christian mission; the Natives do NOT take to the new religion.
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Although described as "desolate and wretched," Darwin is intrigued by the fossils he finds on the Falkland Islands.
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While in Rio Negro, Argentina, Darwin explores the countryside with the locals, known as "gauchos". He happens to enjoy his experience.
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While on the island of Chiloe, along the coast of Chile, Darwin watched the eruption of Mount Osorno and underwent an earthquake. He is devastated by the destruction they caused.
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Darwin becomes very interested in the plants and animals on the Galapagos Islands; there are variations from island to island, but there are similarities between the island species and the mainland species.
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Darwin is very curious as to why Australia's animals are greatly different from the one's in Europe, Africa, and America.
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Darwin happily studies the collections of coral reefs on the Cocos Islands.
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While in Mauritius, Darwin concludes that the land is mostly lava, covered in bushes and unable to be cultivated.
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Darwin, as the HMS Beagle approached Cape Town, believed the most noticeable landmark was the Table Mountain.
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Darwin is delighted by his discoveries in the jungles of South America, but he desperately wants to return home at this point.
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Darwin is overjoyed to finally be home!