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Plymouth, England
Charles Darwin embarks the HMS Beagle at age 22 -
Punta Alta, Argentina
Charles Darwin continutes to make his observations and finds giant fossils -
Tierra del Fuego
Captain Robert Fitzroy returns the native people he took to England back to their tribe -
Salvador, Brazil
Charles Darwin explores the rainforests for the first time -
Cape Verde Islands
Darwin makes his first observations -
Crossing the Equator
Darwin crosses the equator and has to undergo shaving -
Rio Negro, Argentina
Darwin explores the fertile lowland area (known as Pampas) -
Falkland Islands
Darwin finds barren -
Chiloe Islands, Chile
Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt -
Galapagoes Islands
Darwin discovers many new species -
Cape Town, South Africa
Darwin sees limestones that reach the height of 3,500 feet -
Bahia and Pernambuco, South America
Darwin discovers many incredble creatures -
Sydney, Australia
Darwin feeels prideful about being an Englishman -
Mauritius
Darwin sees the sea coast -
Falmouth, England
Darwin finally reaches home on this day -
Cocos Island
He studies coral reefs