Kon-Tiki expedition

research expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
Organization research_expedition Q66666935
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Kon-Tiki expedition

Summary

Kon-Tiki expedition is a research expedition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of research_expedition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kon-Tiki expedition's instance of is recorded as research expedition[3].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition's Commons category is recorded as Kon-Tiki (ship, 1947)[4].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition began on April 28, 1947[5].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition ended on August 7, 1947[6].
  • Among those involved in Kon-Tiki expedition was Thor Heyerdahl[7].
  • A participant in Kon-Tiki expedition was Erik Hesselberg[8].
  • A participant in Kon-Tiki expedition was Knut Haugland[9].
  • Among those involved in Kon-Tiki expedition was Torstein Raaby[10].
  • Among those involved in Kon-Tiki expedition was Herman Watzinger[11].
  • Among those involved in Kon-Tiki expedition was Bengt Danielsson[12].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition's described at URL is recorded as https://www.kon-tiki.no/expeditions/kon-tiki-expedition/[13].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition involved {'amount': '+6'} participants[14].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition's start point is recorded as Callao[15].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition's destination point is recorded as Raroia[16].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition's vessel is recorded as Kon-Tiki[17].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition's different from is recorded as Kon-Tiki[18].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Research expeditions[19].
  • Kon-Tiki expedition's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Sailing[20].

Why It Matters

Kon-Tiki expedition ranks in the top 3% of research_expedition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time
    Vessel Kon-Tiki
    Participant Thor Heyerdahl, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland +3
    Destination point Raroia
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0433516-expedice-KonTiki, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
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