Fawcett expedition party

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The Fawcett expedition party was the ill-fated early 20th-century exploration team led by British explorer Percy Fawcett that disappeared in the Amazon while searching for a supposed lost ancient city.

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instanceOf exploration expedition
lost expedition
aim exploration of unexplored Amazonian interior
search for a lost ancient city
associatedWith Percy Fawcett disappearance
legend of the lost city of Z
basedOn Percy Fawcett’s theories about a lost civilization
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dateOfDisappearance 1925
destinationCountry Brazil NERFINISHED
destinationRegion Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
documentedIn Percy Fawcett’s letters NERFINISHED
contemporary newspaper reports
environment tropical rainforest
era interwar period
hasHistoricalMysteryStatus true
influenced 20th-century adventure literature
modern depictions of Amazonian lost cities
lastContactLocation near the Upper Xingu region
lastKnownCamp Dead Horse Camp NERFINISHED
leader Percy Fawcett NERFINISHED
legacy numerous subsequent search expeditions
ongoing speculation about their fate
member Jack Fawcett NERFINISHED
Percy Fawcett NERFINISHED
Raleigh Rimell NERFINISHED
nationalityOfLeader British
notableFor inspiring later searches for the lost city of Z
mysterious disappearance
outcome disappearance of entire party
riskFactors disease
hostile terrain
potential conflict with local groups
routeRegion Mato Grosso NERFINISHED
Xingu River region NERFINISHED
startingPoint Cuiabá NERFINISHED
status missing
targetCityName Z
timePeriod early 20th century
typeOfExploration land exploration
yearOfExpedition 1925

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Jack Fawcett partOf Fawcett expedition party