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    Kon-Tiki expedition The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian...
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  • Kon-Tiki is a 2012 historical drama film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg about the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. The film was mainly shot on...
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    The Kon-Tiki Museum (Norwegian: Kon-Tiki Museet) is a museum in the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition...
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  • The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas (Norwegian: Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) is a 1948 book by the Norwegian writer Thor Heyerdahl. It recounts...
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    specialization in zoology, botany and geography. Heyerdahl is notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he drifted 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the...
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  • Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian documentary film about the Kon-Tiki expedition led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, released in Sweden...
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    dozen different restaurants. The company became most associated with the Kon-Tiki chain of restaurants after he formed a deal with Sheraton Hotels in 1958...
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  • "Kon-Tiki" is an instrumental tune by British group the Shadows, released as a single in September 1961. It was the group's fifth hit and their second...
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    the now famous Kon Tiki Bar opened in Tucson, Arizona. Also in 1962, the Sip 'n Dip Lounge opened in Great Falls, Montana, bringing a tiki theme to the...
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  • Rønning (born 30 May 1972) is a Norwegian filmmaker best known for the film Kon-Tiki and the Disney action-adventure films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men...
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  • to as "Kon-Tiki", as a nod to the creation myth and the god Kón of the earlier civilizations.[citation needed] This is why Viracocha and Kón are confused...
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    for playing Thor Heyerdahl in the Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film Kon-Tiki. From 2019 to 2023, Hagen portrayed William in Exit, a series in 3 seasons...
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    actor. He is known for his roles in Evil (2003), The Way Back (2010), Kon-Tiki (2012), and Oppenheimer (2023). He also appeared in the HBO TV series Westworld...
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  • Kon-Tiki Nunatak (82°33′S 159°52′E / 82.550°S 159.867°E / -82.550; 159.867) is a raft-like nunatak, 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) high, surmounting the Cooper...
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  • The Kon-Tiki Theatre was a Polynesian-themed cinema operating in Trotwood, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, between 1968 and 1999. The unique...
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    Kon-Tiki refers to Scout and Guide raft building competitions held by Scouts South Africa and Scouts Australia. Named after Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki...
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  • Knut Haugland (category Kon-Tiki expedition)
    explorer from Norway, who accompanied Thor Heyerdahl on his famous 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. Haugland, born in 1917 in Rjukan, Telemark, Norway, took his...
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    a chain of tiki restaurants in partnership with Sheraton Hotels called Kon-Tiki Ports. Crane is generally credited with also bringing tiki to the forefront...
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  • Kontiki or Kon-Tiki may refer to: The raft used by Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas...
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  • several projects such as Bandidas (2006), Max Manus: Man of War (2008), Kon-Tiki (2012) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). He...
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  • Torstein Raaby (category Kon-Tiki expedition)
    resistance fighter and explorer. He is known as a crew member on the Kon-Tiki expedition. Raaby was born in the village of Dverberg on the island of...
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    Chevrolet Corvette. Balsa wood played a historical role in Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition where it was used to build the raft. Balsa wood is also popular...
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    Erik Hesselberg (category Kon-Tiki expedition)
    photographer, painter and sculptor. He is most known as a crewmember of the Kon-Tiki raft expedition from South America to French Polynesia in 1947. Erik Hesselberg...
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  • actor. He is best known for starring in the Academy Award-nominated film Kon-Tiki (2012). His credits also includeHercules (2014), Point Break (2015), The...
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    highly publicized Kon-Tiki expedition on a primitive raft with a Scandinavian crew. It captured the public's attention, making the Kon-Tiki a household name...
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    2006 closely resembled the Kon-Tiki expedition sailing a balsa raft from Peru to Polynesia. Tangaroa outperformed Kon-Tiki by having an improved sail...
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  • Ticsi Viracocha (T'iqsi Wiraqocha), Contiti Viracocha, and, occasionally, Kon-Tiki Viracocha[citation needed] (the source of the name of Thor Heyerdahl's...
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  • on National Review Online Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine on Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft: ""Our intention was to test the performance...
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  • Terry Rossio". www.wordplayer.com. Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 29, 2013). "'Kon-Tiki' Helmers Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Land 'Pirates Of The Caribbean...
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    Tupac Yupanqui. The rafts were similar to the Kon-Tiki raft built by Thor Heyerdahl in 1947. Like the Kon-Tiki, Rahiti Tane and Tupac Yupanqui were built...
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