[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 ... A documentary motion picture about the expedition, also called Kon-
Tiki was... [DOC] [TLE] Thor Heyerdahl - Wikipedia [PAR] Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a 
background in zoology, botany, and geography. He became notable for his Kon-
Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed .... A dramatised version was released 
in 2012, also called Kon-Tiki, and was nominated for both the Best Foreign 
Language... [DOC] [TLE] Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki Voyage - History in the Headlines [PAR] Oct 6, 2014 ... On the 100th anniversary of Thor Heyerdahl's birth, look back at his historic 
voyage across the Pacific on the primitive raft Kon-Tiki. ... he announced plans to 
make the perilous crossing on a log raft built only with tools available to ... 
Although the vessel carried a radio that the crew used to provide daily... [DOC] [TLE] balsa - Plant Lives [PAR] It is also known as Corcho (Mexican), Cork tree, Cork wood, Cotton tree, Down 
tree, ... (There are other trees that have as light a wood as balsa (or ... Norwegian 
anthropologist, Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002), used balsa (nine trees each nearly 
3 ft. diameter at the base) to build his raft Kon Tiki for his voyage from Peru to the. [DOC] [TLE] 89081/emanuel_2 ... olumbian-sailing-balsa.pdf - Harvard University [PAR] The seaworthiness of the balsa sailing raft, and the seafaring aptitude of those 
who .... and Andean chronology has been called into question by at least one 
anthropologist  ... seaworthiness by Leslie Dewan and Dorothy Hosler (2008), 
and Thor Heyerdahl's .... Writing of his 1947 voyage on Kon-Tiki, the deck of 
which was. [DOC] [TLE]   Expeditions explorations   - marelibri [PAR] Eight years after his famed Kon-Tiki raft expedition Thor Heyerdahl returned to 
the ... Endpapers make up a two-page map spread of Easter Island. .... Edwin 
Henning 1882-1977 was a German paleontologist also known as an excavator 
.... Brick red cloth hardback no DJ VG very light rubbing along corner tips and 
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came on rafts... [DOC] [TLE] wood  Page 48  Woodworking Apprentice [PAR] I'm only considering limb wood material, not handle wood material. It needs ... 
Woodworking and bow building are too different things: namely because of 
elasticity! .... Tree of tropical America with very light wood that is used for making 
rafts (5). ... Kon-Tiki wood Glider wood Model airplane wood Corkwood 
Lightweight wood... [DOC] [TLE] crossword  Page 2  Woodworking Apprentice [PAR] Strong, light wood  crossword puzzle clues and possible answers. ... Balsa is 
light and strong, so is commonly used in making model airplanes. ... compounds, 
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..... Since the Kon-Tiki raft sailed from off the Peruvian coast to... [DOC] [TLE] Trademark Art "Norwegian Night" by Philippe Sainte-Laudy Framed ... [PAR] Night in St Cloud, 1895 Rosinboller- Norwegian Raisin Buns Northern Lights and 
Tennevik river .... His economic use of paint meant he used a lot of oil washes 
and built up his ... is the perfect accompaniment to

Question: Also called corkwood, this light material was used by Thor Heyerdahl to build the Kon-Tiki raft
Answer: balsa