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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fawcett expedition party canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Fawcett expedition party Context triple: [Jack Fawcett, partOf, Fawcett expedition party]
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Gaselee Expedition
The Gaselee Expedition was an international military relief force led by British General Sir Alfred Gaselee in 1900 to lift the siege of foreign legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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Second Fram Expedition
The Second Fram Expedition was a Norwegian Arctic exploration voyage (1898–1902) led by Otto Sverdrup that charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic and significantly advanced polar geography.
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McClure expedition
The McClure expedition was a mid-19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Robert McClure that is credited with the first traversal of the Northwest Passage, albeit partly by sledge over ice.
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Ross expedition
The Ross expedition was a 19th-century British Antarctic exploration led by James Clark Ross that conducted pioneering scientific research and charted large portions of the Antarctic coastline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fawcett expedition party Target entity description: 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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A.
Gaselee Expedition
The Gaselee Expedition was an international military relief force led by British General Sir Alfred Gaselee in 1900 to lift the siege of foreign legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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B.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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C.
Second Fram Expedition
The Second Fram Expedition was a Norwegian Arctic exploration voyage (1898–1902) led by Otto Sverdrup that charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic and significantly advanced polar geography.
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D.
McClure expedition
The McClure expedition was a mid-19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Robert McClure that is credited with the first traversal of the Northwest Passage, albeit partly by sledge over ice.
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E.
Ross expedition
The Ross expedition was a 19th-century British Antarctic exploration led by James Clark Ross that conducted pioneering scientific research and charted large portions of the Antarctic coastline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exploration expedition
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lost expedition ⓘ |
| aim |
exploration of unexplored Amazonian interior
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search for a lost ancient city ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Percy Fawcett disappearance
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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
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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
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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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