# Mungo Park — Five Weeks in a Balloon character guide

> Mungo Park in Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

Famous Scottish explorer of the Niger River, referenced historically.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as one of the explorers whose glory inspired Ferguson's youth.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/iii)

Referenced as one of the martyrs of African exploration, assassinated on the Niger.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Mentioned as the illustrious explorer who perished at Boussa on the Niger.

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