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HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, drops anchor off the Chonos Archipelago.

Historical image related to HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, drops anchor off the Chonos Archipelago. from January 7, 1835

HMS Beagle

10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy; notably carried Charles Darwin

HMS Beagle was a Cherokee-class 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class. The vessel, constructed at a cost of £7,803, was launched on 11 May 1820 from the Woolwich Dockyard on the River Thames. Later reports say the ship took part in…
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Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific…
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Chonos Archipelago

Islands on the southwestern coast of Chile

The Chonos Archipelago is a series of low, mountainous, elongated islands with deep bays, traces of a submerged Chilean Coast Range. Most of the islands are forested with little or no human settlement. The deep Moraleda Channel separates the islands of the Chonos Archipelago…
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January 7

Day of the year

January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 358 days remain until the end of the year.
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