land exploration theme

Someone faces the dangers inherent to exploring relatively unknown and unfamiliar inland regions.

Notes

A land inhabited by natives may still be unknown to the explorer and their people.

7 total · 5 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Return to the Lost World (1992) major A party of six explorers journeyed to a remote Africa plateau where dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
movie: The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola (1913) major Saturnino found the source of the Nile, explored Siam, and went to the Americas to live in a village of beavers called Beaveropolis.
movie: The Lost World (1925) major The story followed an expedition to the Amazon.
movie: The Lost World (1960) major Members of the Challenger expedition to a remote Venezuelan plateau were in part motivated by the prospect of adventure and exploration.
movie: The Lost World (1992) major A party of six explorers journeyed deep into Africa where they found a secluded region where dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
movie: The Invisible Ray (1936) minor Dr. Rukh went on an expedition on the continent of Africa to find the location of a billion year ago crashed meteor.
novel: Herland (1915) minor Terry's great aim in life was said to be exploration, and the story begins with Van, Terry, and Jeff setting out on a expedition into an area of uncharted land rumored to be home to a society consisting entirely of women.