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The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl. The raft was named Kon-Tiki after the Inca god Viracocha , for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name.
- Thor Heyerdahl
- 1948
Kon-Tiki. Kon-Tiki crossing the Pacific Ocean, 1947. Kon-Tiki, raft in which the Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl and five companions sailed in 1947 from the western coast of South America to the islands east of Tahiti.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Kon-Tiki was a 1947 expedition by Thor Heyerdahl that tested the drift theory of Polynesian colonization. The article explains how the voyage of the Hōkūleʻa, a modern Hawaiian voyaging canoe guided by a Micronesian navigator, resolved the debate and revealed the traditional science of traversing the Pacific.
Apr 14, 2024 · Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer who organized and led the famous Kon-Tiki (1947) and Ra (1969–70) transoceanic scientific expeditions. Both expeditions were intended to prove the possibility of ancient transoceanic contacts between distant civilizations and cultures.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Apr 26, 2013 · Based on the true story of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl, who crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsawood raft in 1947 to prove his theory of Polynesian origins. The film shows the preparations, the challenges and the outcomes of the epic 101-day journey, with cast, crew, reviews and trivia.
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- Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
- 2013-04-26
Feb 12, 2019 · Learn about the epic voyage of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl, who sailed a raft from Peru to Polynesia in 1947 and proved that Polynesia was settled from the West. Find out the details of his crew, his route, his evidence, and his legacy.
The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas (Norwegian: Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) is a 1948 book by the Norwegian writer Thor Heyerdahl. It recounts Heyerdahl's experiences with the Kon-Tiki expedition , where he travelled across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa tree raft.
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