# Captain Clapperton — Five Weeks in a Balloon character guide

> Captain Clapperton in Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Clapperton

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

A British explorer of West Africa, referenced historically.

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