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title: The Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft
author: Nasjonalbiblioteket
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20065/the-kon-tiki-expedition-raft/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2025-02-25
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# The Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20065.png)
## Image Caption
A 1947 photograph of the [Kon-Tiki expedition](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kon-Tiki_Expedition/) raft taken from an attached dinghy as the raft crosses the Pacific Ocean on its way from Peru to Polynesia.
## Cite This Work
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Nasjonalbiblioteket. (2025, February 20). The Kon-Tiki Expedition Raft. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expedition_Kon-Tiki_1947._Across_the_Pacific._(8765728430).jpg) by [**Nasjonalbiblioteket**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expedition_Kon-Tiki_1947._Across_the_Pacific._(8765728430).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.