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Darwin joined FitzRay on the HMS Beagle
At age 22 Charles Darwin gets on the HMS Beagle in search of what he has been looking for. -
Cape Verde Islands
He thought he might write a book on what he comes to find out. -
Crossing the Equator
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Salvador, Brazil
He explores Brazilian rainforests for the first time. -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Darwin finds giant fossils. -
Tierra Del fuego, Argentina
Captain Robert FitzRoy repatriates 3 native people he had brough to England on a previous voyage. FitzRoy attempts to start a Christian mission, which fails. -
Falkland Islands
He finds the barren and cracks open some rocks and finds fossils. -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores fertile lowland areas. -
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chilòe Island, Chile
Darwin sees Mount Osomo while on the island and experiences the earthquale in the woods near Valdivia. -
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Galopogos Islands
Darwin finds many species of plants, birds, tortoises unique to these islands but mysteriously related to mainland species. -
Sydney, Australia
Congradulated himself that he was born an englishman. -
Cocos Islands
Darwin studies coral reefs to test his theory of atoll formation -
Mauritius
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Bahia and pernumbuka, South America
In the jungles of South America Darwin discovered many amazing creatures. -
Falmouth, England
Darwin reached home late that night.
