Beagle's Voyage

  • The Beginning of the Beagle's Voyage

    The Beginning of the Beagle's Voyage

    The HMS Beagle departs from Plymouth, England, with Charles Darwin; age 22.
  • Cape Verde Islands

    Cape Verde Islands

    A couple days after New Years Day, they stopped in the Cape Verde Islands.
  • Second Stop

    Second Stop

    Sometime in February the Beagle arrived in Salvador, Brazil
  • Argentina

    Argentina

    After a couple months in Salvador, Brazil, Their next stop was in Punta Alta, Argentina.
  • One Year.

    One Year.

    Two months later, in December almost a year since the beginning, the ship stops in Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina.
  • 435+ days later.

    435+ days later.

    Their first stop in 1833 is on the Falkland Islands.
  • North

    North

    In August the ship headed north for Rio Negro.
  • Period: to

    Chiloé Islands

    In January of 1834, the Beagle stops in Chiloé Islands, Chile. While here for over a year, he sees Mount Osorno erupt and experiences an earthquake.
  • Galapagos Islands

    Galapagos Islands

    After 6 more stops, the HMS Beagle stops on the Galapagos Islands, in September of 1835. This is where Charles does most of his work and comes up with his theories.
  • Leaving the Galapagos

    Leaving the Galapagos

    In October the Beagle leave the Galapagos Islands.
  • 2/3 Around the World

    2/3 Around the World

    In January of 1836, the boat stops in Sydney, Australia.
  • Africa

    Africa

    In June of 1836, they arrived in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • 1,741 Days.

    1,741 Days.

    It has been 1,741 days since the beginning of the Voyage, and now on October 2nd, 1836, the HMS Beagle has returned home in Falmouth, England.

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