# Captain Lancaster — The Voyage of the Beagle character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0014-xi-strait-of-magellan-climate-of-the-southern-coasts

## Who they are

Explorer mentioned in the context of Arctic voyages.

## In the story

### [Bahia Blanca](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/v-bahia-blanca)

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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