List of lost expeditions
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This is a list of lost expeditions.
List
Expeditions with all parties presumed lost
Name | Leader | Year lost | Region | Comments |
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Vivaldi expedition | Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi | 1291 | Morocco (North Africa) | Template:Country data Republic of Genoa Genoese exploration voyage to find a sea route to India. It was one of the first recorded voyages to sail from the Mediterranean into the Atlantic Ocean since the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, and predated attempts by Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama by two centuries. |
Abubakari expedition | Abu Bakr II | 1311 | Atlantic Ocean | ![]() |
Ferrer expedition | Jaume Ferrer | 1346 | Cape Bojador (Western Sahara) | ![]() |
Cabot's final expedition | John Cabot | 1499 | Atlantic Ocean | ![]() |
Corte-Real expedition | Gaspar Corte-Real | 1501 | Labrador (Canada) | ![]() |
Corte-Real rescue expedition | Miguel Corte-Real | 1502 | Atlantic Ocean | ![]() |
Knight expedition | James Knight | 1721 | Marble Island (Canadian Arctic) | ![]() |
Lapérouse expedition | Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse | 1788 | Victoria Strait (Oceana) | ![]() |
Houghton expedition | Daniel Houghton | 1791 | Sahara (North Africa) | ![]() |
Bass expedition | George Bass | 1803 | Pacific Ocean | ![]() |
Franklin's lost expedition | John Franklin | 1845 | Victoria Strait (Canadian Arctic) | ![]() |
Leichhardt expedition | Ludwig Leichhardt | 1848 | McPherson's Station, Coogoon (Western Australia) | ![]() |
Vogel expedition | Eduard Vogel | 1856 | Wadai (Central Africa) | ![]() |
Terra Nova expedition | Robert Falcon Scott | 1913 | Antarctica | ![]() |
Rusanov expedition | Vladimir Rusanov | 1913 | Kara Sea (Arctic) | ![]() |
Fawcett expedition | Percy Fawcett | 1925 | Dead Horse Camp (Brazil) | ![]() |
Sea Dragon expedition | Richard Halliburton | 1939 | near Midway Island (Pacific Ocean) | ![]() |
Expeditions with one or more surviving members
Name | Leader | Year lost | Region | Comments |
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Grindell expedition | Thomas F. Grindell | 1905 | Sonoran Desert (Tiburón Island) | ![]() |
Brusilov expedition | Georgy Brusilov | 1913 | Kara Sea (Arctic) | ![]() |
References
- Wright, Ed. Lost Explorers: Adventurers Who Disappeared Off The Face Of The Earth. Millers Point, Australia: Pier 9, 2008. ISBN:1-7419-6139-4
Further reading
- Balkan, Evan. Vanished!: Explorers Forever Lost. Birmingham, Alabama: Menasha Ridge Press, 2008. ISBN:0-89732-983-X
External links
- Famous Expeditions That Fell Off the Map at History.com