Beagle Voyage

By ascumpieru

  • Darwin sets sail

    22 year old Charles Darwin sets sail on the HMS Beagle as the ship's naturalist for a five year voyage.

  • Beagle arrives at Cape Verde Islands

  • Crossing the equator

    the HMS Beagle crosses the equator

  • Brazilian Rainforests

    Charles Darwin explores the Brazilian Rainforest for the first time

  • Punta Alta, Argentina

    Darwin is intrigued by the giant fossils he sees in Argentine

  • Tierra Del Fuega, Argentina

    Captain FitzRoy attempts to start a Christian mission, but he fails.

  • Falkland Island

    The Island is 'desolate and wretched' but Charles Darwin finds 'primitive looking rocks' and he finds fossils.

  • Rio Negro, Argentina

    Darwin explores the lands modernly known as the Pampas.

  • Chiloe Island, Chile

    Darwin witnesses Mount Osorno errupt.

  • Galapagos Islands

    Charles Darwin is fasinated by the many different species of plants and animals and notices they are mysteriously related to mainland species. Darwin 'rides' a Galapagos turtoise.

  • Sydney, Australia

    Charles wonders why there is a completely different set of mammals in Australia.

  • Cocos Islands

    Darwin studies coral reefs to test his theory of atoll formation.

  • Mauritius

    The Beagle stops at this volcano-formated island.

  • Cape Town, South Africa

  • Bahia and Pernambuco, South America

    Darwin discovers many incredible creatures.

  • Falmouth, England

    The HMS Beagle returns to England.