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Charles Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle voyage.
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Cape Verde Islands
Darwin began writting a book of the geology of the places visted throughout the voyage. -
Crossing the Equator
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Salvador, Brazil
Darwin sees a tropical rainforest for the first time -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Darwin discovers many new giant fossils -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Captain FitzRoy attempts to start a Christian Mission with the native people, which fails disasterously. -
Falkland Islands
Darwin discovers fossils of brachiopods -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores the Pampas -
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Chiloe Island, Chile
Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt and experiences the earthquake near the woods in Valdivia. -
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Galapagos Islands
Discovers many species unique to the islands but also related to mainland species -
Sydney, Australia
Wonders about Australia's unique marsupials -
Cocos Islands
Darwin studies the coral reefs around these islands -
Mauritius
Darwin discovers a black lava field where grasses and small bushes have sprung up -
Cape Town, South Africa
Darwin sees Table mountain -
Bahia and Purnambuco, South America
Discovers amny more incredible creatures inthe jungles -
Falmouth, England
Darwin returns home