Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl, embarked on a 101-day journey from South America to the Polynesian Islands on a wooden raft named Kon-Tiki to test the theory that the Polynesian Islands were populated from Peru rather than Asia.
Kon-Tiki
The Kon-Tiki expedition is chronicled in this documentary, detailing the journey of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.