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HMS Beagle Sets Sail
In Plymouth, England, a 22-year-old Charles Darwin goes on the HMS Beagle as the captain's assistant. -
First Observations
Darwin makes his first observations at Cape Verde Islands. -
Crossing the Equator
The HMS Beatle crosses the equator -
Salvador, Brazil
The HMS Beagle arrives in Salvador, Brazil, and Darwin goes and explores the rainforests, and he facinted with the expirence. -
Punta Atla, Argentina
Charles Darwin goes to Punta Alta and is fascinated by the fossils there. -
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Captian Robert FitzRoy repatriated three native people, and he tries to convert them to Christianity, and he failed miserably. -
Falkland Islands
He finds the desolate and barren islands, and he finds fossils and where brachiopods. They were once abundant on Earth. -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin goes to the Pampas with the local people (gauchos) where they enjoy independance. -
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Chiloe Island, Chile
He sees Mount Urso erupt and experiences earthquakes which affected him. -
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Galapagos Islands
He finds many species of plants, birds, and tortoises, and he is interested in how they are similar to the mainland species. He finds that marine iguanas are distinctive because no other iguanas swam. Additionally, Darwin is stunned to learn that the many different birds he found at the islands were all finches. -
Sydney, Australia
Darwin marvels about marsupials in Sydney Cove, and how they are different from other mammals in the world. -
Mauritius
He observed a plot of land covered with black lava smoothed over with coarse grass and bushes. -
Coco Islands
He studied coral reefs to test his theory of atoll formation. -
Cape Town, Africa
He talks about Table Mountian- a great mass of horizontal sandstone which was 3,500 feet tall. -
Bahia and Pernambuco, South America
In the jungles, he discovered many fascinated creatures. He was dismayed to find out there was an unscheduled detour. -
Falmouth, England
The HMS beagle finally arives back home.