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Darwin joins FitzRoy on the Beagle voyage
22 year old Charles Darwin joined Captain FitzRoy on the HMS Beagle. The plan was for the trip to take 2 years, but it took 5. -
Voyage reaches Argentina
Beagle voyage reaches Argentina and Darwin is amazed with all the fossils he has seen. Additionally, Captain FitzRoy repatriates 3 natives he had taken to England on a previous voyage and tries to start a Christian mission- which horribly fails. -
Beagle crosses equator
The Beagle crossed the equator, and Darwin expressed his disagreement with being shaved. He also reaches Brazil, and sees a tropical rainforest for the first time. -
Darwin decides to write a book
Amazed from everything he had observed, Darwin decided to write a book on the geology of places he had visited. -
Falkland Islands
The Beagle voyage reaches Falkland Islands. At first Darwin doesn’t see it as much, but eventually he finds brachiopods fossils inside some rocks. -
Argentina once again
Darwin is back in Argentinian lowland areas, he mingles with the locals (gauchos), and seems to really like their lifestyle. -
Chile
The Beagle voyage makes it to Chile. While there, Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt & experiences an earthquake. -
The creatures of the Galapagos Islands
Darwin is now in the Galapagos Islands and discovers what he thought to be unique species of birds, plants and tortoises- some of which end up being the same as back on the mainland. -
Australia arrival
Darwin discovers marsupials -
Cocos Island
Darwin explores Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) and is awed by the coral reefs. He then makes his way to the neighboring island of Mauritius and explores uncultivated plains and black lava. -
South Africa
Darwin reaches South Africa where he sees Table Mountain -
America
The voyage reaches South America in an unexpected detour and Darwin explores the jungles, at this point Darwin expresses to be home and sea sick. -
Return to England
The beagle voyage makes it to England and Darwin is excited about everything he has seen.
