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kon tiki (n)
a light raft made of balsa
kon tiki Sentence Examples
- The Kon-Tiki expedition was a journey undertaken by Thor Heyerdahl in 1947 to demonstrate that it was possible for ancient South Americans to have traveled to Polynesia by sailing on a balsa wood raft.
- Heyerdahl and his crew set off from Peru on April 28, 1947, on a raft they built named Kon-Tiki.
- The Kon-Tiki was a 43-foot-long raft made of balsa wood and bamboo, with a mast and a sail.
- The crew of the Kon-Tiki consisted of six men, including Heyerdahl, Knut Haugland, Bengt Danielsson, Erik Hesselberg, Torstein Raaby, and Herman Watzinger.
- The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean for 101 days, and covered a distance of 4,300 miles.
- During their journey, the crew of the Kon-Tiki encountered many challenges, including storms, sharks, and a lack of food and water.
- Despite the challenges, the crew of the Kon-Tiki eventually reached their destination in Polynesia, on the island of Raroia.
- The Kon-Tiki expedition proved that it was possible for ancient South Americans to have traveled to Polynesia by sailing on a balsa wood raft.
- The Kon-Tiki expedition is considered to be one of the most important archaeological expeditions of the 20th century.
- The Kon-Tiki raft is now on display at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway.
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a light raft made of balsa
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The Kon-Tiki expedition was a journey undertaken by Thor Heyerdahl in 1947 to demonstrate that it was possible for ancient South Americans to have traveled to Polynesia by sailing on a balsa wood raft.
Heyerdahl and his crew set off from Peru on April 28, 1947, on a raft they built named Kon-Tiki.
The Kon-Tiki was a 43-foot-long raft made of balsa wood and bamboo, with a mast and a sail.
The crew of the Kon-Tiki consisted of six men, including Heyerdahl, Knut Haugland, Bengt Danielsson, Erik Hesselberg, Torstein Raaby, and Herman Watzinger.
