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What was thor heyerdahl's craft?
The Kon-tiki.
Thor Heyerdahl's craft?
The Kon-tiki
What is the thor heyerdahl craft?
The Kon-tiki
From where to where did Thor Heyerdahl and his crew sail the Kon-Tiki?
it sailed from Peru to polynesia
What was the name of the raft used by Thor Heyerdahl in 1947 expedition?
Kon-Tiki
What raft did thor heyerdahl sail from south America to Tahiti in 1947?
The Kon-Tiki.
What is the name of the boat that Thor Heyerdahl made to travel from South America to the Polynesian Islands?
Kon-tiki.
Who led the expedition on a raft called kon-tiki?
Thor Heyerdahl led the Kon-Tiki expedition. He and his crew set out in 1947 from Peru to sail across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft to prove that it was possible for ancient South Americans to reach Polynesia. The expedition was successful, and it provided evidence for Heyerdahl's theory.
What material was used to make Kon Tiki the raft of Thor Heyerdahl?
balsa tree trunks
What theory was Thor Heyerdahl trying to prove by sailing the Kon-Tiki to Polynesia?
The theory that Thor Heyerdahl was trying to prove by sailing the Kon-Tiki was that Polynesia might have been largely settled, not by travelers sailing eastward from Asia, as was generally believed, but by voyagers from the Americas.
Did Thor Heyerdahl sail on a raft to Peru or Australia?
No. Heyerdahl sailed from Peru to Polynesia on the raft Kon-Tiki. Later he sailed from Egypt to the Caribbean on a raft called the Ra.
When was the Kon-tiki boat built?
Thor Heyerdahl built the Kon-Tiki in 1947. He had a theory that a similarly built raft brought settlers from South America to the Polynesian islands. He wrote a book of the same name.
