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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature_(1951,_for_the_film)
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:Norway
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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:destination
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Raroia, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
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gptkbp:distance
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approximately 8,000 km
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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gptkb:Kon-Tiki_(book)
gptkb:Kon-Tiki_(1950_film)
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gptkbp:endDate
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1947-08-07
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gptkbp:fleetSize
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gptkb:Kon-Tiki
gptkb:Kon-Tiki_raft
raft
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Kon-Tiki expedition
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gptkbp:influenced
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public perception of ancient seafaring
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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gptkb:Kon-Tiki_Museum
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gptkbp:landedAt
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gptkb:Raroia_atoll
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gptkbp:ledTo
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gptkb:Thor_Heyerdahl
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gptkbp:notableFor
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crossing the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Callao,_Peru
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gptkbp:purpose
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to demonstrate possibility of pre-Columbian transoceanic contact between South America and Polynesia
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Polynesian navigation
pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact theories
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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increased interest in Polynesian migration theories
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gptkbp:sponsor
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private sponsors
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gptkbp:startDate
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1947-04-28
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gptkbp:vesselMaterial
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balsa wood
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Thor_Heyerdahl
gptkb:Norwegian_explorers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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