HMS Beagle second survey expedition

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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.

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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 self-linksurface differs
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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: HMS Beagle third voyage (to Australia)
vessel HMS Beagle second survey expedition self-linksurface differs
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

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The Voyage of the Beagle describesEvent HMS Beagle second survey expedition
The Voyage of the Beagle shipDescribed HMS Beagle second survey expedition
this entity surface form: HMS Beagle
HMS Beagle second survey expedition vessel HMS Beagle second survey expedition self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: HMS Beagle
HMS Beagle second survey expedition predecessor HMS Beagle second survey expedition self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: HMS Beagle first survey expedition
HMS Beagle second survey expedition successor HMS Beagle second survey expedition self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: HMS Beagle third voyage (to Australia)
Robert FitzRoy voyage HMS Beagle second survey expedition
this entity surface form: Second voyage of HMS Beagle
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin settingDescribed HMS Beagle second survey expedition
this entity surface form: HMS Beagle voyage
Nao Victoria Museum hasSubject HMS Beagle second survey expedition
this entity surface form: HMS Beagle expeditions