The kontiki museum established in 1988 a research monograph publiction series entitled. 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, kon tiki. Heyerdahls book kontiki was translated into 67 languages, and sold more than 20 million copies. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure across the pacific ocean. The expedition built two rafts in 30 days and went on to sail the rafts more than 2000 nautical miles before reaching easter island after 43.
The kontiki museum houses the original kontiki, the raft made with only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time, such as balsa wood, hemp ropes, and bamboo. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Kon tiki, raft in which the norwegian scientist thor heyerdahl and five companions sailed in 1947 from the western coast of south america to the islands east of tahiti. 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 is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. On the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. A new attempt to sail rafts across the pacific by geoff kohl on 11042015, updated on 07142017 the kon tiki 2 expedition sets sail from peru on handmade wooden rafts, with hopes to reach easter island and study plastic pollution in our oceans. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. The expedition had been an unconditional success, and thor heyerdahl and his crew had demonstrated that south american peoples could in fact have journeyed to the islands of the south pacific by balsa raft. It makes for a great documentary of the voyage of the kontiki raft across the pacific from south america to polynesia.
After the eponymous expedition of thor heyerdahl over the pacific to prove the then theory that the first to populate polynesia were from south america, kontiki 2012, norway is a grand. Across the pacific by raft free pdf, doc, rtf, txt. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The goal of the expedition was to show that balsawood rafts can be sailed across long distances, and to collect scientific data in the southeast pacific. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl in doc, rtf, txt download ebook. This dramatization of thor heyerdahls legendary expedition garnered an oscar nod for best foreign language film. This classic 16mm documentary captures both a sea adventure and a scientific test of ancient sailing. Am going to cross pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the south sea islands were peopled from peru. Perhaps it was no coincidence that many of the team were former resistance fighters. The main topics are pacific archaeology, anthropology, and linguistics, but.
For the kon tiki expedition, heyerdahl aimed to complete the journey using only the materials and equipment available in precolumbian times and in doing so to prove that such a voyage was possible. After 101 days at sea the kon tiki ran aground on a coral reef by the raroia atoll in polynesia. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. The kontiki2 expedition built and sailed two balsawood rafts from peru to easter island in 2015.
Kon tiki across the pacific in a raft pdf epub download. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. By thor heyerdahl leader of the kontiki pacific raft expedition north american newspaper alliance. Heyerdahl was interested in demonstrating the possibility that ancient people from the americas could have colonized polynesia. Kontiki cross the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl on. The kontiki expedition book is a 1948 work by thor heyerdahl, about his experiences across the pacific ocean on a balsa tree raft. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles. Nov 08, 2015 sailing across the pacific ocean 20 part 3 playing with sail trim duration. 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. The main exhibition of the museum is the kontiki raft. Kontiki was the raft used by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands. Sailing across the pacific ocean 20 part 3 playing with sail trim duration.
The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian. This incredible, suspenseful book follows a primitive raft expedition twice as long as that undertaken by the kontiki and one that encountered infinitely greater difficulties and dangers. After 101 days at sea the kontiki ran aground on a coral reef by the raroia atoll in polynesia. Across the pacific in a raft ebook online from us, uk, canada and rest of the world. With his two friends, a videogameobsessed young man finds himself in a strange. Rent kontiki 2012 starring pal sverre valheim hagen and anders baasmo christiansen on dvd and bluray. Across the pacific in a raft books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Oslo, norway nearly 60 years after thor heyerdahl sailed his kontiki balsa raft across the pacific to prove a theory about ancient mariners, a team that includes his grandson plans to. To download and get a free book or read online kontiki. Kontiki, raft in which the norwegian scientist thor heyerdahl and five companions sailed in 1947 from the western coast of south america to the islands east of tahiti. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. Translation of kon tiki ekspedisjonen theory expedition is born to south america across the pacific halfway across the pacific to the south sea islands among polynesians. Aug 22, 2018 on the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. Translation of kontiki ekspedisjonen theory expedition is born to south america across the pacific halfway across the. Oct 16, 2015 kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft.
After getting inspired by their adventurous spirit, its time to go see the real thing. Pal sverre hagen, anders baasmo christiansen, odd magnus williamson. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl, 1950. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Heyerdahls book kon tiki was translated into 67 languages, and sold more than 20 million copies. Now a major motion picture, kon tiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In 1937, fledgling norwegian zoological researcher thor. 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. The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. The kon tiki2 expedition built and sailed two balsawood rafts from peru to easter island in 2015. With five loyal friends in tow, explorer thor heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the pacific. The raft was named kon tiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name.
Read download kon tiki across the pacific in a raft pdf. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, heyerdahl and five companions. Across the pacific by raft,declaring it one of the best, something that all readers will enjoy. The kontiki 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 is how six brave and inquisitive men came to seek a dangerous path to test a scientific theory.
Raft by larry tritten f rom out of space came a slender, cylindrical space vessel, half a mile long, hurtling at a sk. Dec 24, 20 on a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient peruvians could have made the 4,300mile voyage to the polynesian islands on a similar craft. Across the pacific in a raft pdf book download free. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Heyerdahl had been presented with a film camera before the journey began, and both the building of the raft and the voyage across the pacific were filmed in detail. May 07, 20 kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audio book formats. 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. By raft across the pacific thor heyerdahl on amazon.
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