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Improvement Era 54, no. 5 (May 1951)
McKay, David O.
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Does the Kon-Tiki Voyage Confirm the Book of Mormon?
Title
Does the Kon-Tiki Voyage Confirm the Book of Mormon?
Magazine
Improvement Era
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1951
Authors
Widtsoe, John A. (Primary)
Pagination
318–319
Date Published
May 1951
Volume
54
Issue Number
5
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Abstract
Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian explorer, successfully accomplished a 4000-mile sea voyage from the coast of Peru to the Tuamotu Islands across the Pacific. The balsa raft named Kon-Tiki sailed only by wind and ocean currents. The author argues that the Kon-Tiki voyage clearly demonstrates that such voyages could certainly have been made, similar to the claims made in the Book of Mormon.
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Subject Keywords
Transoceanic Voyage
Sailing
External Evidence
Seafaring
Transoceanic Contact
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