THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE
By Charles Darwin
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I — ST. JAGO—CAPE DE VERD ISLANDS
CHAPTER IV — RIO NEGRO TO BAHIA BLANCA
CHAPTER VI — BAHIA BLANCA TO BUENOS AYRES
CHAPTER VII — BUENOS AYRES AND ST. FE
CHAPTER VIII — BANDA ORIENTAL AND PATAGONIA
CHAPTER IX — SANTA CRUZ, PATAGONIA, AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
CHAPTER XI — STRAIT OF MAGELLAN.—CLIMATE OF THE SOUTHERN COASTS
CHAPTER XIII — CHILOE AND CHONOS ISLANDS
CHAPTER XIV — CHILOE AND CONCEPCION: GREAT EARTHQUAKE
CHAPTER XV — PASSAGE OF THE CORDILLERA
CHAPTER XVI — NORTHERN CHILE AND PERU
CHAPTER XVII — GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO
CHAPTER XVIII — TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND
CHAPTER XX — KEELING ISLAND: CORAL FORMATIONS
CHAPTER XXI — MAURITIUS TO ENGLAND
PREFACE
I have stated in the preface to the first Edition of this work, and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, that it was in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of having some scientific person on board, accompanied by an offer from him of giving up part of his own accommodations, that I volunteered my services, which received, through the kindness of the hydrographer, Captain Beaufort, the sanction o