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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exploration expedition
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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
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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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