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Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle Voyage as the ships captians assistant
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Darwin is exhilarated by his first observations.
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crossed the equator
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reaches Salvador, Brazil
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Darwin is very intrigued by the giant fossils he sees
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reaches Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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explores the fertile lowland areas here
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finds fossils and abundant organisms here
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watches mount osorno erupt on Chiloe Island
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finds many new species of birds, plants, and tortoises unique to these islands
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reaches Mauritius
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reaches Sydney, Australia
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studies coral reefs growing here
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reaches Cape Town, South Africa
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discovers incredible creatures in the jungles of Bahia and Pernambuco
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returns home to Plymouth, England