1835
1835
Charles Darwin arrived in the Galapagos Islands in 1835 during his voyage on the HMS Beagle.
He got home in 1836 so it is around there.
Charles Darwin arrived at the Galapagos Islands in September 1835 during his voyage on the HMS Beagle. However, it was during this visit that he made several important observations that influenced his theory of evolution, rather than the actual discovery of the islands themselves.
Charles Darwin conducted his observations aboard the HMS Beagle during a five-year voyage to various locations around the world, including the Galapagos Islands. He also studied specimens and made observations in other places like South America and the Pacific Islands.
Darwin traveled on HMS Beagle. His voyage was extensive, stopping at many exotic places and a trip which took nearly five years; they did not to return to England until October 2, 1836. During that time, they visited Tenerife, the Cape Verde Islands, the Brazilian coast, Argentina, Uruguay, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, the Galapagos Archipelago, Tahiti, New Zealand, Tasmania and the Keeling Islands
No. As the climate of the Galapagos is warm throughout the year, the Galapagos Penguins have no need to hibernate.
Darwin was appointed by a botany professor to go as a naturalist onboard the H.M.S Beagle, which went on a voyage to chart the coastline of South America. In this voyage he went to the Galapagos Islands, where he observed the plants and animals. The voyage also took him to Tahiti, Australia, and south Africa. About 24 years later he published his book on the origin of species.
Roughly 200,000 XD
When Darwin began his research, he was a Creationist, the firmly established theory of life at the time. Fatefully, a trip to the Galapagos Islands to catalog species resulted in a 20 year study after he found he had difficulty in classifying Galapagos tortoises and other species. As a result of his studies, he became an evolutionist, a change that began with his trip to the Galapagos Islands.
The Galapagos Islands move about 2-3 centimeters per year due to tectonic plate movement. This geological process is known as seafloor spreading, where the Nazca Plate is moving eastward and causing the islands to shift over time.
The Galapagos Islands were discovered by Spainiard Fray Tomas de Barlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama while sailing to Peru. There ship was blown off course and they eventually ended up in the Galapagos Islands. While there was no evidence of past life there, some of the animals that currently in habit the islands were first brought there by the Spanish travelers and sailors.