Fifty-four forty south

A New Zealand naval vessel takes meteorologists and scientific observers to the Campbell and Macquarie Islands in the South Polar Seas. Nature interest of bird and animal life - albatrosses, penguins, sea lions and sea elephants.

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Credits

production company

New Zealand National Film Unit

Duration

00:10:15:00

Production places

Aotearoa / New Zealand

Production dates

1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003633

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Sea birds

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Antarctica

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Antarctica

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Macquarie Island (Tas.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific expeditions

Places → Antarctica

Places → Macquarie Island (Tas.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Aotearoa / New Zealand, 1950

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