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2. Second voyage of HMS Beagle - Wikipedia

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   Second voyage of HMS Beagle Beagle at Ponsonby Sound in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, in March 1834; painting by the ship's draughtsman Conrad Martens Leader Robert FitzRoy Start 27 December 1831 (1831-12-27) End 2 October 1836 (1836-10-02) Goal Survey South American coast Ships HMS Beagle Achievements Research leading to Darwin's theory of evolution Route The second voyage of HMS ...

3. File:Journey to Galapagos.ogv - Wikipedia

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   English: NASA oceanographer Dr. Gene Carl Feldman is no stranger to the Galapagos Islands, although he has never been there. He has studied these “Enchanted Isles” from the vantage point of space for the last 25 years, but in July 2009 he will set foot on the islands for the first time. 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin as well as the 150th anniversary of the ...

4. Santa Cruz II - Wikipedia

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   From 5 to 10 days Santa Cruz II is a cruise ship operating around the Galapagos Islands for Metropolitan Touring. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The ship can accommodate 90 guests housed in 50 cabins over three decks.

5. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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   The ages of the islands, from west to east are 0.05 Ma for Fernandina, 0.65 Ma for Isabela, 1.10 Ma for Santiago, 1.7 Ma for Santa Cruz, 2.90 Ma for Santa Fe, and 3.2 Ma for San Cristobal. The calderas on Sierra Negra and Alcedo have active fault systems. The Sierra Negra fault is associated with a sill 2 km (1.

6. Voyages of Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

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   In response to the need for a new route to Asia, by the 1480s, Christopher and his brother Bartholomew had developed a plan to travel to the Indies (then construed roughly as all of southern and eastern Asia) by sailing directly west across what was believed to be the singular "Ocean Sea," the Atlantic Ocean.

7. Galápagos Marine Reserve - Wikipedia

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   School of scalloped hammerheads at Wolf Island in the Galapagos Islands Another school of scalloped hammerheads at Wolf Island, Galapagos From the plane of an Airbus A320, flying out Baltra Island (on the right) and Santa Cruz Island (on the left) and between the two islands is the Itabaca Channel an area filled with water taxis taking people in between and to waiting boats off shore waiting ...