…He had a premonition that the Niger River flows into the Atlantic Ocean, but he died just before proving it. The people who accomplished this were British explorers Richard Lander and his brother John L. In September 1930, the two set out from Park's final destination, Busa, and sailed down the river, reaching the mouth of the river that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in mid-November, thus solving the mystery of the outlet of the Niger River. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Lander, J." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…彼はニジェール川が大西洋に注いでいるという予感をもっていたが,その実証の寸前で落命したのであった。それを成し遂げたのはイギリスの探検家リチャード・ランダーRichard Landerとその弟ジョンJohn L.である。30年9月,2人はパークの最終地点ブーサから出発して下航し,11月中旬ギニア湾に注ぐ河口に達し,ニジェール川の出口の謎はこうして解決した。… ※「Lander,J.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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