[DOC] [TLE] Kon-Tiki expedition - Wikipedia [PAR] 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 sun god, Viracocha, 
for whom ... His aim in mounting the Kon-Tiki expedition was to show, by using 
only the... [DOC] [TLE] Wood raft makes 4,300-mile voyage - Aug 07, 1947 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in 1947, Kon-Tiki, a balsa wood raft captained by Norwegian ... could 
have colonized the Polynesian islands by drifting on ocean currents. Heyerdahl 
and his five-person crew set sail from Callao, Peru, on the ... In 1970, he sailed 
across the Atlantic from Morocco to Barbados in a reed boat named Ra II (after 
Ra,... [DOC] [TLE] Tangaroa Pacific Voyage - AZER.com [PAR] Testing Heyerdahl's Theories about Kon-Tiki 60 Years Later ... Left: Crew that 
sailed the Tangaroa raft from Peru to the Polynesian islands (April to August 
2006). ... who led a similar expedition in 1947), standing behind: Bjarne Krekvik (
captain), ..... Heyerdahl and his crew had just survived a five-month oceanic 
voyage of... [DOC] [TLE] The Kon-Tiki sails again 70 years after explorers set off across the ... [PAR] Oct 30, 2015 ... After setting out from Callao on April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and his team of five 
companions successfully voyaged across 4,300 miles of open ocean over 101 
days. ... Bated breath: The team of Norwegian and Peruvian explorers work ... 
The voyage nearly ended in disaster for the ambitious crew, when they... [DOC] [TLE] TheXProject - Sites - Google [PAR] His aim in mounting the Kon-Tiki expedition was to show, by using only the 
materials and .... Kon-Tiki left Callao, Peru, on the afternoon of April 28, 1947. [DOC] [TLE] Kon-Tiki Trip Ends on Pacific Reef; Party Safe After 4,000-Mile Drift [PAR] Kon-Tiki Trip Ends on Pacific Reef; Party Safe After 4,000-Mile Drift ... Hours 5 
Minutes After He Started Out: Course Over 19,645 Miles: Flier Tells of Dozing 
While ... French See 3-Power Talks About Germany in 10 Days: Suggest Paris 
May Agree to ... The expedition left the port of Callao, Peru, on April 28 with the 
avowed... [DOC] [TLE] PDF (2180 KB) - MIT Press Journals [PAR] Jul 14, 2011 ... In 1947 the Norwegian adventurer built a log raft using ancient South ... practices 
and sailed the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia in a ..... The raft began the 
voyage ... days after launching from Callao, the Kon-Tiki crashed and wrecked ... 
Heyerdahl frames his 1948 narrative of the expedition with his... [DOC] [TLE] The Kon-Tiki Expedition - KON-TIKI MUSEET : THOR ... [PAR] He left the Peruvian port of Callao with a five man crew on 28 April 1947 with a 
course ... The very next day, Christmas Day, they set out on a journey that would 
take them ... After completing his final upper secondary exams, Thor read zoology 
and ... Heyerdahl's theory that the first Polynesians had sailed across the ocean... [DOC] [TLE] UNIT 8: Legendary Voyages - All Parents Engaged in Learning [PAR] From 1405 to 1433, he and his armada sailed seven voyages that spanned .... As 
China ended foreign ... ______ from Callao, Peru on a 101-day voyage, 6. ... 
Later he remembered how he felt when he arrived on the Polynesian island .... 
Five years before his Sindbad voyage, explorer Tim Severin led another 
expedition to... [DOC] [TLE] Thor Heyerdahl's Kon Tiki Expedition 1947 - Pinterest [PAR] The 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition, organized by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl. 
... It was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said ... 
I started devouring his books when I was about 10. ... Ended its voyage this day 
..... Tiki from Peru on a 101-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia. [DOC] [TLE] French

Question: His 1947 oceanic expedition began in Callao, Peru & ended 10 days later in Polynesia
Answer: Thor Heyerdahl