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The Voyage of the Beagle · Character

Captain Lancaster

Explorer mentioned in the context of Arctic voyages.

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First appearance: xi strait of magellan climate of the southern coasts

Captain Lancaster shows up with force in Bahia Blanca. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Captain Lancaster is cited for his 1601 account of a strange 'tree' on the Island of Sombrero, which Darwin interprets as a description of the sea-pen (Virgularia).
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