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gptkbp:instanceOf
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raft
historical vessel
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:1951_Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature_(for_the_1950_film)
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Thor_Heyerdahl
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:Thor_Heyerdahl
gptkb:Bengt_Danielsson
gptkb:Erik_Hesselberg
gptkb:Herman_Watzinger
gptkb:Knut_Haugland
gptkb:Torstein_Raaby
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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gptkb:Kon-Tiki_Museum,_Oslo,_Norway
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gptkbp:distance
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approximately 8,000 km
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gptkbp:endDate
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1947-08-07
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gptkbp:expeditionEndLocation
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Raroia, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
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gptkbp:expeditionStartLocation
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gptkb:Callao,_Peru
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Kon-Tiki
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gptkbp:launched
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1947-04-28
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gptkbp:length
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14 meters
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gptkbp:material
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balsa wood
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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Kon-Tiki (Inca sun god Viracocha)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first known crossing of the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft in modern times
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gptkbp:purpose
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to demonstrate possibility of ancient transoceanic contact between South America and Polynesia
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:Kon-Tiki_(book)
gptkb:Kon-Tiki_(1950_documentary_film)
gptkb:Kon-Tiki_(2012_film)
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gptkbp:width
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5.5 meters
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Johan_Söderqvist
gptkb:Nordisk_Film
gptkb:Viracocha
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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