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Plymouth, England
The HMS Beagle voyage begins with Charles Darwin as the ship captain's assistant -
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Cape Verde Islands
Darwin thinks of writing a book on the geology of countries visited. -
Crossing the equator
Darwin gets shaved. -
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Salvador, Brazil
Darwin explores Brazilian rainforests. -
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Punta Alta, Argentina
Darwin finds large fossils that he thinks could be new. -
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Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
FitzRoy brings three natives back here and attempts to start a Christian mission. The mission fails. -
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Falkland Islands
Darwin finds more fossils on the barren Falkland Islands. Brachipods specifically. -
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Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores the Pampas with local gauchos. -
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Chiloe Island, Chile
Darwin sees Mount Osomo erupt while on Chiloe, and feels an earthquake near Valdivia. He sees the damage caused by the earthquake. -
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Galapagos Islands
Darwin discovers the unique species on Galapagos Islands are related to mainland species. -
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Sydney, Australia
Darwin wonders why there is a completely different set of mammals in Australia. -
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Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands)
Darwin studies coral reefs. -
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Mauritius
Darwin finds that a majority of the vegetation growing on a field of black lava are mimosas. -
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Cape Town, South Africa
Darwin sees Table Mountain, which is a large mass of sandstone behind Cape Town. -
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Bahia and Pernambuco, South America
Darwin discovers incredible creatures in the jungles. He also wants to go home and not be out at sea anymore. -
Falmouth, England
The Beagle finishes its voyage, and Darwin goes home.