Lost Trails, Lost Cities
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Lost Trails, Lost Cities is an autobiographical collection of explorations and adventures by British explorer Percy Fawcett, detailing his expeditions in the Amazon and his search for the fabled lost city he called "Z."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lost Trails, Lost Cities canonical | 2 |
| Lost Trails, Lost Cities of Z | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T597659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost Trails, Lost Cities Context triple: [Percy Fawcett, notableWork, Lost Trails, Lost Cities]
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A.
Lost Forest
Lost Forest is a lush, immersive habitat at the San Diego Zoo featuring tropical landscapes and diverse animal species such as primates, hippos, and exotic birds.
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B.
Continent of Wild Endeavour
The Continent of Wild Endeavour is a remote, perilous landmass on the Time Lords’ homeworld of Gallifrey, known for its harsh landscapes and dangerous, untamed nature.
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C.
The City of the Plains
The City of the Plains is the motto of Abilene, Kansas, a historic Midwestern community known for its cattle town heritage and wide-open prairie landscape.
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D.
Four Worlds
Four Worlds is a central Kabbalistic framework that describes a hierarchical sequence of spiritual realms through which divine energy progressively manifests into the physical universe.
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E.
Realm of the Four Parts
Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lost Trails, Lost Cities Target entity description: Lost Trails, Lost Cities is an autobiographical collection of explorations and adventures by British explorer Percy Fawcett, detailing his expeditions in the Amazon and his search for the fabled lost city he called "Z."
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A.
Lost Forest
Lost Forest is a lush, immersive habitat at the San Diego Zoo featuring tropical landscapes and diverse animal species such as primates, hippos, and exotic birds.
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B.
Continent of Wild Endeavour
The Continent of Wild Endeavour is a remote, perilous landmass on the Time Lords’ homeworld of Gallifrey, known for its harsh landscapes and dangerous, untamed nature.
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C.
The City of the Plains
The City of the Plains is the motto of Abilene, Kansas, a historic Midwestern community known for its cattle town heritage and wide-open prairie landscape.
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D.
Four Worlds
Four Worlds is a central Kabbalistic framework that describes a hierarchical sequence of spiritual realms through which divine energy progressively manifests into the physical universe.
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E.
Realm of the Four Parts
Realm of the Four Parts is the English translation of the Quechua name "Tawantinsuyu," referring to the vast, four-region domain of the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| about |
adventure and discovery
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dangers of Amazon exploration ⓘ mystery of the lost city Z ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Lost Trails, Lost Cities
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surface form:
Lost Trails, Lost Cities of Z
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| author | Percy Fawcett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Percy Fawcett’s search for a fabled lost city
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expeditions in the Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| documents | Percy Fawcett’s theories about a lost civilization in the Amazon ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Percy Fawcett ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cartographic surveying
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indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ
surface form:
indigenous peoples of the Amazon
jungle exploration ⓘ |
| genre |
exploration narrative
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Amazon Basin
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Brazil ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lost Trails, Lost Cities self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Amazon exploration
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Percy Fawcett ⓘ search for the lost city Z ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
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surface form:
The Lost City of Z
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| timePeriodCovered | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Lost Trails, Lost Cities Description of subject: Lost Trails, Lost Cities is an autobiographical collection of explorations and adventures by British explorer Percy Fawcett, detailing his expeditions in the Amazon and his search for the fabled lost city he called "Z."
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Lost Trails, Lost Cities of Z