# Captain King — The Voyage of the Beagle character guide

> Captain King in The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-viii-banda-oriental-and-patagonia

## Who they are

Commander of an earlier surveying expedition to Patagonia.

## In the story

### [I: St. Jago—Cape de Verd Islands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/i-st-jago-cape-de-verd-islands)

Previous commander of the survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego (1826–1830), which the Beagle expedition was to complete.

### [X: Tierra del Fuego](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/x-tierra-del-fuego)

His observations on the snow line in the Strait of Magellan are referenced.

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