Bon Voyage!
In order for you to complete your journal detailing your observations, you must first circumnavigate the globe with Darwin and see what sparked the soon-to-be-famous evolutionary biologist's theories of evolution by natural selection. Natural selection is the idea that organisms that are best suited to survive pass their traits down to the next generation.
Use the coordinates posted at each destination to plot your travels on a map. Click on the map's locations below to begin your journey!
Davenport, England (50N, 4W)
home port of the HMS Beagle
Cape Verde Islands (14N, 23W)
several Islands located off the northwestern coast of Africa
Salvador (23S, 43W)
port city on the east coast of South America, in present-day Brazil
Galapagos Islands (0S, 90W)
22 islands located off the west coast of South America, near present-day Ecuador
Australia (33S, 151E)
island continent located across the Pacific Ocean, bordering the Indian Ocean on its western coast
St. Helena (20S, 7W)
island located off the southwestern coast of Africa
Falmouth, England (50N, 5W)
returning port of the HMS Beagle
Use the coordinates posted at each destination to plot your travels on a map. Click on the map's locations below to begin your journey!
Davenport, England (50N, 4W)
home port of the HMS Beagle
Cape Verde Islands (14N, 23W)
several Islands located off the northwestern coast of Africa
Salvador (23S, 43W)
port city on the east coast of South America, in present-day Brazil
Galapagos Islands (0S, 90W)
22 islands located off the west coast of South America, near present-day Ecuador
Australia (33S, 151E)
island continent located across the Pacific Ocean, bordering the Indian Ocean on its western coast
St. Helena (20S, 7W)
island located off the southwestern coast of Africa
Falmouth, England (50N, 5W)
returning port of the HMS Beagle