A party of New Zealand scientists visit White Island off the coast of the North Island to study its thermal activity, structure and mineral deposits. This film illustrates their work and environment: the disused sulphur mill which was the site of their base camp; measurement of temperature in boiling pools to record shifting thermal activity; determination of the acidity of liquid in these pools; examination of the volcanic crust including the mosaics of caked mud and ash; study of the island’s birdlife.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011593
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Bird populations
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Birds - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology, Structural
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Island ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Volcanoes
Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology, Structural
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific expeditions
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Thermodynamics
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)