Voyage of the Beagle

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:captain gptkb:Robert_FitzRoy
gptkbp:documentedIn The Voyage of the Beagle (book by Charles Darwin)
gptkbp:duration almost 5 years
gptkbp:endDate 2 October 1836
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:HMS_Beagle
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Plymouth,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Voyage of the Beagle
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:On_the_Origin_of_Species
gptkbp:notableEvent Darwin collected finch specimens in the Galápagos
Darwin studied fossils in Argentina
earthquake observed in Chile
surveyed coastlines of South America
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Second_voyage_of_HMS_Beagle
gptkbp:purpose hydrographic survey
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:The_Voyage_of_the_Beagle_(book)
development of Darwin's theory of evolution
gptkbp:route Plymouth, England to South America, Galápagos Islands, Australia, South Africa, and back to England
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:startDate 27 December 1831
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Tierra_del_Fuego
gptkb:Galápagos_Islands
Cape Verde Islands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_FitzRoy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6