Beagle Voyage
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Updated: 12 Oct 2017
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Created byOliver Pitman
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HMS Beagle sets sailHMS Beagle reaches Tenerife in the Canary
Islands, but is quarantined for 12 days; They
decide to sail on instead of face the delayDarwin reaches St. Jago in the Cape Verde
IslandsSome
event
happenedDarwin departs from SantiagoThe Beagle crosses the equatorThe Beagle arrives at the island of Fernando de Noronha,
but only stays a few hours before departing againThe Beagle arrives at Salvador (Brazil)The Beagle lands in Rio De Janeiro; Darwin is dropped off
while The Beagle continues survey work around SalvadorThe Beagle returns to Rio de JaneiroThe Beagle departs Rio de JaneiroDarwin arrives at Montevideo near Buenos Aires; Captain
Fitzroy Leads an expedition up the Rio ParanaCpt. Fitzroy assists in the stopping of
a 'negro riot' at the request of local policeDarwin ships his first batch of specimen
back to CambridgeDarwin sends his second batch of
specimen back to CambridgeThe Beagle departs from MontevideoThe Beagle lands at Tierra del Fuego on the Southern tip of South AmericaThe Beagle is stuck out at sea in heavy storms; Cpt. Fitzroy
is not willing to take the risk of going into a bayCpt. Fitzroy, Darwin and some other crew members take three small boats down the Beagle ChannelA mission has successfully been establishedThe boats return to find the missionary has been looted and destroyed; they continue on to The BeagleFitzroy and a few others return to the missionary to fix it; it is left in the hands of three Fuegians who were previously on the shipThe Beagle arrives at the Falkland Islands; Darwin
collects fossils which give insight into
the changes of local species over timeThe Beagle departs from the Falkland IslandsThe Beagle arrives back at MontevideoDarwin sends his third shipment back to
Cambridge; It includes 80 bird species, 20
quadrupeds, 4 barrels of skin and plantsThe Beagle leaves Rio Negro to survey nearby areasDarwin and The Beagle depart for the Falkland IslandsThe Beagle travels through the tip of South America to reach the Pacific OceanThe Beagle and Adventure arrive at Valparaiso, ChileCpt. FitzRoy has a breakdown and attempts to
resign command of the Beagle; he is eventually
convinced to come backThe Beagle picks up Darwin and heads south to
the Chronos ArchipelagoThe Beagle reaches the Caylen IslandsDarwin in still studying the area, taking expeditions around the Uspallata RangeDarwin makes his third and final Andes ExpeditionDarwin returns from his expeditionThe Beagle arrives at Callao, near Lima (Peru)The Beagle departs Callao for the Galapagos IslandsThe crew gathers and departs the Galapagos Islands for the Tahiti Islands (5,150 km away)The Beagle arrives safely at Tahiti and is greeted
by friendly natives and the local missionaryThe Beagle arrives in New ZealandBeagle sets off for New ZealandThe Beagle departs New Zealand for AustraliaDarwin begins a 120 mile round trip to Bathurst,
along which he is impressed by many endemic
creatures like the platypusThe Beagle sets anchor In Sydney CoveThe Beagle heads to Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)The Beagle arrives at Albany (WA)The Beagle Departs from AlbanyThey arrive at the Keeling Islands in the Indian OceanThe Beagle arrives at MauritiusThey depart Mauritius and head to Cape TownThe Beagle arrives at Simon's Bay near Cape TownThe Beagle leaves Cape TownThe Beagle arrives at Ascension and St. Helena IslandsThe Beagle detours to Brazil to recalculate the journey back to EnglandThe Beagle departs and heads directly to EnglandThe Beagle stops off for a day in The AzoresThe Beagle finally reaches England after 4 years, 9 months and 5 daysDarwin reaches his home in Shrewsbury to much celebrationPeriods
Darwin and the Beagle's crew are led down the
coast to Bahia Bianca, where Darwin collects
fossils from the cliff-facesDarwin begins inland expedition into the Andes
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