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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:explores
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gptkb:West_Africa
gptkb:Mungo_Park
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gptkbp:firstExpeditionEndYear
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1797
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gptkbp:firstExpeditionRoute
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from the Gambia River to the Niger River
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gptkbp:firstExpeditionStartYear
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1795
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gptkbp:goal
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to discover the course of the Niger River
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mungo Park's expeditions
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gptkbp:legacy
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increased European knowledge of West African geography
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gptkbp:mainRiverExplored
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gptkb:Niger_River
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gptkbp:notableCompanion
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Amadi Fatouma
Isaaco
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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death of Mungo Park in 1806
first European to reach the central Niger River
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gptkbp:notablePublication
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gptkb:Travels_in_the_Interior_Districts_of_Africa
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gptkbp:outcomeFirstExpedition
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returned to Britain
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gptkbp:outcomeSecondExpedition
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Mungo Park died in Bussa
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gptkbp:secondExpeditionEndYear
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1806
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gptkbp:secondExpeditionRoute
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from the Gambia River to Bussa on the Niger River
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gptkbp:secondExpeditionStartYear
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1805
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:African_Association
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Association_for_Promoting_the_Discovery_of_the_Interior_Parts_of_Africa
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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