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gptkbp:instanceOf
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explorer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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African_Association
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1771-09-11
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gptkbp:contribution
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geographical_knowledge_of_West_Africa
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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inspired future explorers
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1806-1806-01-01
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gptkbp:descendant
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none
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:explores
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gptkb:Niger_River
1796
1805
language barriers
disease
harsh conditions
lack of supplies
hostile tribes
find_the_source_of_the_Niger_River
lost_in_Africa
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gptkbp:famousFor
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first European to reach the Niger River's inland delta
first European to travel extensively in the interior of West Africa
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The river is the great highway of the country."
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gptkbp:fellowship
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gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:field
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geography
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1805 Niger expedition
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Age of Exploration
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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early 19th-century exploration
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mungo Park
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gptkbp:image
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Mungo_Park_portrait
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:David_Livingstone
gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
gptkb:James_Bruce
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gptkbp:inspiration
|
explorers
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gptkbp:knownFor
|
exploration_of_the_Niger_River
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gptkbp:languageSpoken
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gptkb:Mandinka
English
French
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gptkbp:legacy
|
pioneering_African_exploration
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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encounter with local tribes
death during second expedition
discovery_of_the_Niger_River's_course
mapping_the_Niger_River
return_to_England_after_first_expedition
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Travels_in_the_Interior_of_Africa
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gptkbp:occupation
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surgeon
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Falkirk,_Scotland
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Bussa,_Nigeria
drowned
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gptkbp:spouse
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none
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gptkbp:tourism
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two years
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gptkbp:transportation
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by canoe
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