The raft was named Kon-Tiki after an old name for the Incan sun god, Viracocha. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. The raft was named Kon-Tiki after the Inca god Viracocha, for whom 'Kon-Tiki' was said to be an old name. Thor Heyerdahl (Norwegian pronunciation: was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. 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. “That means we’re 850 sea miles from the coast of Peru.”“And we’ve got another 3,500 to go to get to the nearest islands,” Knut added cautiously.- seems they still have quite a way at this point! Add this exciting book to your collection today. The Kon-Tiki Expedition was a voyage via raft across the Pacific ocean. The Kon-Tiki raft at the Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo. Herman, Knut, and Torstein too came eagerly crowding in to see the new little circle that placed us a good 40 sea miles nearer the South Sea islands than the last in the chain. The Kon-Tiki Expedition was organized in 1947 by Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl to demonstrate that ancient Peruvian balsa wood rafts could have transported men.

Read on as the team discusses how far they have left to go - “98° 46′ west by 8° 2′ south-a good day’s run since yesterday, chaps!” He took my pencil and drew a tiny circle on a chart which hung on the bamboo wall-a tiny circle at the end of a chain of nineteen circles that curved across from the port of Callao on the coast of Peru. Regardless, the tale of the journey took the world by storm: Thor Heyerdahls bestselling book The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas (as. Reader's noteThis brilliant title will add some colour to your vintage bookshelf! The Kon-Tiki Expedition is the true story of Thor Heyerdahl, looking to replicate a journey of 4300 miles from Peru to the Polynesian Island of Puka Puka.

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