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Darwins voyage
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Beagle Voyage
In 1831 Charles darwin (age 22) had graduated soon after he joined Captain Fitzroy on the HMS Beagle for a trip around the world. The voyage took nearly 5 years. -
Cape Verde Islands
Here he was surprised by his first observations then he thaught he might write a book on the geology of the various countries visited -
Salvador, Brazil
Darwin explores the rainforest of brazil he wrote how he enjoyed it a lot -
Crossing The Equator
He says about how the weather has changed and how there was water all around them -
Falkland Islands
Darwin finds the barren and after cracking opensome "primitive looking rocks" he finds fossils -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Hes surprised by the size of the fossils he encounters there -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Captain Robert FitzRoy repatriates 3 natives he brought from England and attemps to start a Cristian Mission -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores the fertile low land areas -
Chiloe Island, Chile
Darwin sees Mount Osomo erupt while on the island of Chiloe -
Galapagos Islands (September-October)
Darwin finds many species of plants, birds and turoises unique to the galapagos Islands -
Sydney, Australia
Darwins wonders why there is a completely different set of mammals in Australia -
Cocos Islands (Keelings Islands)
Darwin Studiescoral reefs growing around islands -
Mauritius
Darwin sees plant life growing on rock made from dried lava -
Cape Town, South Africa
The Table Mountains, a sandstone that reaches the height of 3500 feet -
Bahia and Pernambucco, South America
In the jungle of South AmericaDarwin Discovers many incredible creatures. -
Falmouth, England
Darwin finally arrives home late at night