Kon-Tiki landing, Raroia
In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and five companions sailed the balsa raft Kon-Tiki 101 days from Peru across the Pacific until it struck the reef of Raroia in the Tuamotus. The voyage proved a raft could make the crossing; Heyerdahl's theory that Polynesia was settled from South America has been overwhelmingly rejected.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1947 CE mainstream
28 April: Kon-Tiki leaves Callao, Peru; on 7 August, after 101 days and about 6,900 km, it strikes the reef of Raroia and the six men reach land safely source - 1951 CE mainstream
the documentary film of the voyage wins an Academy Award source
Where
16.0859° S, 142.4340° W
The point is OpenStreetMap's position for Raroia atoll in the Tuamotus; the raft was wrecked on its reef and beached on an uninhabited islet.
Sources
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