Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki

7.4

0 hr 58 min

1950-01-13

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"Kon-Tiki" was the name of a wooden raft used by six Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl, to make a 101-day journey from South America to the Polynesian Islands. The purpose of the expedition was to prove Heyerdal's theory that the Polynesian Islands were populated from the east- specifically Peru- rather than from the west (Asia) as had been the theory for hundreds of years. Heyerdahl made a study of the winds and tides in the Pacific, and by simulating conditions as closely as possible to those he theorized the Peruvians encountered, set out on the voyage.

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Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

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Herman Watzinger

Herman Watzinger

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Erik Hesselberg

Erik Hesselberg

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Knut Haugland

Knut Haugland

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Torstein Raaby

Torstein Raaby

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Bengt Danielsson

Bengt Danielsson

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