HMS Beagle second survey expedition

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circumnavigation naval voyage scientific expedition

The HMS Beagle second survey expedition was the 1831–1836 naval voyage around the world during which Charles Darwin made the observations that laid the groundwork for his theory of evolution by natural selection.

Aliases (6)

HMS Beagle ×2
HMS Beagle expeditions ×1
HMS Beagle first survey expedition ×1
HMS Beagle third voyage (to Australia) ×1
HMS Beagle voyage ×1
Second voyage of HMS Beagle ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	circumnavigation → naval voyage → scientific expedition →
captain	FitzRoy → surface form: "Robert FitzRoy"
commander	Robert FitzRoy →
documentedIn	The Voyage of the Beagle →
duration	almost 5 years →
endDate	1836-10-02 →
endYear	1836 →
influencedWork	On the Origin of Species →
notablePassenger	Charles Darwin →
operator	Royal Navy →
politicalContext	early Victorian era →
portOfDeparture	Plymouth → surface form: "Plymouth, England"
portOfReturn	Falmouth, England →
predecessor	HMS Beagle second survey expedition → surface form: "HMS Beagle first survey expedition"
primarySurveyArea	coasts of South America →
purpose	coastal charting → hydrographic survey → scientific observation →
roleOfCharlesDarwin	companion to the captain → naturalist →
route	Plymouth to South America, Pacific, Indian Ocean, and back to England →
scientificDiscipline	botany → cartography → geology → zoology →
scientificOutcome	extensive geological notes by Charles Darwin → large collections of biological specimens → observations contributing to the theory of evolution by natural selection →
sequenceInBeagleVoyages	second voyage →
sponsoredBy	UK government → surface form: "British government"
startDate	1831-12-27 →
startYear	1831 →
successor	HMS Beagle second survey expedition → surface form: "HMS Beagle third voyage (to Australia)"
vessel	HMS Beagle second survey expedition → surface form: "HMS Beagle"
visitedRegion	Argentina → Australia → Brazil → Cape of Good Hope → Chile → Falkland Islands → Galápagos Islands → New Zealand → Peru → Strait of Magellan → Tahiti → Tierra del Fuego region → surface form: "Tierra del Fuego" Uruguay →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Voyage of the Beagle → describesEvent → HMS Beagle second survey expedition →

Nao Victoria Museum → hasSubject → HMS Beagle second survey expedition →

this entity surface form: "HMS Beagle expeditions"

HMS Beagle second survey expedition → predecessor → HMS Beagle second survey expedition →

this entity surface form: "HMS Beagle first survey expedition"

The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin → settingDescribed → HMS Beagle second survey expedition →

this entity surface form: "HMS Beagle voyage"

The Voyage of the Beagle → shipDescribed → HMS Beagle second survey expedition →

this entity surface form: "HMS Beagle"

HMS Beagle second survey expedition → successor → HMS Beagle second survey expedition →

this entity surface form: "HMS Beagle third voyage (to Australia)"

HMS Beagle second survey expedition → vessel → HMS Beagle second survey expedition →

this entity surface form: "HMS Beagle"

Robert FitzRoy → voyage → HMS Beagle second survey expedition →

this entity surface form: "Second voyage of HMS Beagle"