Darwin

The Beagle's Voyage

By jv_2808
  • Plymouth, England

    Charles Darwin goes on the Beagle Voyage ship.
  • Cape Verde Islands

    Darwin believes that he should write a geology book on the different countries he visited due to his first observations.
  • Crossing The Equator

    At this point of being on the ship, they crossed the equator. His crew members were bothering about what happens when your cross the line.
  • Salvador, Brazil

    Charles saw his first tropical rainforest in Brazil. He found everything striking from the animals in the sky to the greenest plants down below.
  • Punta Alts, Argentina

    He was amazed at the fossils in Argentina, and how hug they were, he made an assumption that many of the species must have been new.
  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

    Captain Robert Fitzroy, that was on the ship, attempts to start a Christian mission with three people that he brought to England on a previous Voyage.
  • Falkland Islands

    He went to the Falkland islands that look run down and old. Coming to find when he cracks open some rocks he found fossils of organisms that were must abundant to Earth at a point of time.
  • Rio Negro, Argentina

    Darwin explored the more fertile area known as Pampas. He met "gauchos" as of which he come to the thinking that there is fun in the life of being a "gaucho" by being able to pull up "your "own horse.
  • Chiloe Island, Chile

    Charles Darwin saw Mount. Orsono erupt while he was in Chiloe and an earthquake near Valdivia. The aftermath of the explosion affected Charles, he believes that the earthquake done more damage than 100 years of natural disasters.
  • Galapagos Islands

    While in the Galapagos Islands, Darwin learned a lot about animals such as the Galapagos tortoise, iguanas, crabs, and a bird called a finch. He tried to learn how these animals got there looks and how they survive in their habitat, which couldn't be by what their parents or ancestors did in their lifetime. In the mystery of that "genes" played its roll.
  • Sydney, Australia

    When he arrived to Sydney, Australia he applauded himself that he was proud to be an Englishman.
  • Cocos Islands

    Charles studies the coral reef growing around the islands to test his theory of their formation. He was glad to be able to see those islands.
  • Mauritius

    Darwin observes as he walks on a quiet path north of Mauritius.
  • Cape Town, South Africa

    The first thing that caught his attention in the Cape Town is the number of bullock wagons. He also observed the Table Mountain and was amazed by the height.
  • Bahia and Pernambuco, South America

    Charles Darwin was amazed by the various incredible creatures that he saw in the jungle. Due to him being seasick and homesick he didn't see when the Beagle made an unscheduled detour for longitude measurements.
  • Falmouth, England

    The Beagle Voyage ship that was only 90ft long and held 74 people with 22 clocks, finally arrived back to England after a 6 year ling journey. Charles quoted that this event was the most important event in his life.