Magellan Strait to Ascension Islands, British Overseas Territory (Stations 313 to 343)

From Chile the voyage carried on to the Falkland Islands, where the crew stopped to explore. From here they went to Argentina and Uruguay, before heading back via Tristan da Cuhna to the Ascension Island. Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory near Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic ocean. The crew spent 6 days exploring the island and its surroundings, to 3 April 1876, before finally going towards home.