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The thor heyerdahl institute was established in 2000. It was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. Kontiki ekspedisjonen is a 1948 book by the norwegian writer thor heyerdahl. Kontiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by joachim ronning and espen sandberg about the 1947 kontiki expedition. The kontiki museum on the bygdoy peninsula in oslo, norway houses vessels and maps from the kontiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8000 books. Across the pacific by raft,declaring it one of the best, something that all readers will enjoy. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kontiki. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised kon tiki. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Heyerdahl is notable for his kon tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi across the pacific ocean in a handbuilt raft from south america to the tuamotu islands. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the. October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft.

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