The Beagle Voyage of Darwin

By casblueeye

  • The Start of the Beagle's Journey

    At age 22 Charles Darwin starts on the five year trip as the Captain's assistant.

  • The Cape Verde Islands

    The discovers made on Cape Verde Island excite Darwin, and he makes the disidion to write a book of the geology of the countries him and the members of the Beagle visit.

  • The Crossing of the Equator

    As the cross the Equator into the Southern Hemosphere, the crew members of the Beagle are met with heavy rain flow.

  • Brazilian Rain Forests

    As the crew members of the Beagle make it to Salvador, Brazil, Darwin explores the trapical rainforst fo the country for the first time.

  • Fossils of Argentina

    When the arrive in Argentina, Darwin finds giant fossils. Some even of animals he had never seen before.

  • Tierra del Fuego

    During the Beagles stay in Tierra del Fuego, the Captain of the Beagle attempts to start a Christian Mission. This fails horribly.

  • Falkland Islands

    On the island of Falkland Darwin finds fossils of an animal called the Brachiopods. A two shelled animal that was once one of the most abundant creatures on earth.

  • Rio Negro

    Darwin spends his time in Rio Negro in a fertile lowland called Pampas, and learning about the ways of the native people, known as Gauchos.

  • Eruption of Mount Osorno

    While on the Island of Chiloe, Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt. This to him is a devostating event. Darwin wrote that the eruption cause the damage of 100 years of ordinary wear and tear.

  • Galapagos Islands

    While on the Galapagos Islands, Darwin finds many species that are only found on those islands. Like large turtles with shells in a staddle like shape, Lizards who eat seaweed, and many different birds. That when he returned to London would learn were all Finches.

  • Sydney Austraila

    Darwin while in Australia wonders why there are so many different types of Mammals.

  • Keeling Island

    Darwin while in the Keeling Islands studies the different types of Coral reefs growing around the island.

  • Cape Town

    While in Cape Town Darwin is amazed by the 'Table Mountain' a large mountain of Horizaonal sandstone and rises 3,500 feet.

  • Bahia Pernambuco

    Bahia Pernambuco was an unscheduled stop for the Beagle, as they wanted to get more Longitude measurements.

  • The Return Home

    They returned to Falmouth England.