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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
destinationRegion Amazon rainforest ⓘ
documentedIn Percy Fawcett’s letters ⓘ
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 ⓘ
leader Percy Fawcett ⓘ
legacy numerous subsequent search expeditions ⓘ
ongoing speculation about their fate ⓘ
member Jack Fawcett ⓘ
Percy Fawcett ⓘ
Raleigh Rimell ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Xingu River region ⓘ
linked to: Xingu River basin
startingPoint Cuiabá ⓘ
status missing ⓘ
targetCityName Z ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
typeOfExploration land exploration ⓘ
yearOfExpedition 1925 ⓘ

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Jack Fawcett → partOf → Fawcett expedition party ⓘ