Film report from a Canadian scientific expedition that put a plastic bubble on the floor of the Arctic Ocean to serve as workshop and rest station for scientists working below the Arctic ice. What it took, in both planning and on-the-spot improvisation, to chop through the heavy ice, and to lower and anchor the huge dome in place in the dark and cold of Resolute Bay, is fully illustrated by film and commentary. Award: Bordeaux.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010393
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic Coast (Canada)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic Ocean
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions - Discovery and exploration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Underwater exploration
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Arctic Ocean
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Arctic regions - Research
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific expeditions
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Underwater exploration
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)