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Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian documentary film about the Kon-Tiki expedition led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, released in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark in 1950, followed by the United States in 1951.
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.
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.
The Kon-Tiki Museum on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8,000 books. The Thor Heyerdahl Institute was established in 2000. Heyerdahl himself agreed to the founding of the institute and it aims to promote and continue to develop Heyerdahl's ideas and ...
Pages in category "Kon-Tiki expedition" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Kon-Tiki (1950 film) Kon-Tiki (2012 film) Kon-Tiki (song)
Haugland first met Thor Heyerdahl in 1944 at a paramilitary training camp in England. It was here that Haugland first heard of Heyerdahl's theories about Polynesian migration patterns, and his plans to cross the Pacific on a balsa wood raft. In 1947 Haugland was invited by Heyerdahl to join the Kon-Tiki expedition as a radio operator.
He met Thor Heyerdahl in New York City, where he was asked to participate in the construction of the Kon-Tiki raft and become a member of the expedition. [1] On board the raft, where he was second in command, he was responsible for meteorological and hydrographic measurements. [2] He moved to Lima, Peru, in 1950.
1950: Døden er et kjærtegn: Edith Carlmar: Film noir: Kon-Tiki: Thor Heyerdahl: Thor Heyerdahl: Documentary: To mistenkelige personer: Tancred Ibsen: Forbidden to be shown in public by the Supreme Court of Norway in 1952, allowed and published in 2007 [1] 1951: Vi gifter oss: Nils R. Müller: Henki Kolstad: Comedy: Kranes konditori: Astrid ...