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Depart from Plymouth,England
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Cape Verde Islands
First geological observations -
Crossed equator
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Salvador, Brazil
explore rainforest and observed all the vegetation -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Found giant fossils -
Tierra de Fuego, Argentina
Captain attemps to spread Christianity, did not work -
Falkland Islands
found primitive looking rocks and fossils of brachiopods -
Rio Negro, Argentina
explores fertile lowlands -
Chiloe Island, Chile
watches volcano erupt, expierences earthquake, and observes the island get smaller -
Galapagos Islands
Finds many species of birds, plants, and tortoises. They seem to be related to mainland animals. He notices the differences betwwen the species from the different islands. -
Sydney, Austrailia
Observed marsupials -
CoCos Island
studies coral reefs and tested atoll formation theory -
Mauritius
observed black lava that was covered with coarse grass and bushes -
Cape Town, Africa
Observed stratified sandstone that rose to a height of 3,500 feet -
Bahia and Perambucos, South America
Discovered many creatures in the jungle -
Falmouth, England
The Beagle returns home