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Did Charles Darwin have a place named after him?

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There are a number of places. The first one was as a present on his 25th birthday from the captain of the Beagle, Robert FitzRoy. The Darwin Cordillera and Mount Darwin. On February 12th, 1834. It is the highest mountain of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and is located in the Chilean part of the main island. read more

There are a number of places. The first one was as a present on his 25th birthday from the captain of the Beagle, Robert FitzRoy. The Darwin Cordillera and Mount Darwin. read more

Only one that I could think of - Darwin, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory. Though when I typed "Darwin" in Google Earth, it posted several spots: Darwins in Minnesota, Oklahoma, and California. Any one of these might also be named for another Darwin, but those are the answers that came up. read more

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