Volcanoes: exploring the restless earth

On-location photography and animated drawings illustrate volcanic phenomena in Hawaii, Mexico, Italy and Iceland. The film distinguishes shield, cinder cone and strato-volcano by showing how each type of volcano is formed and how each erupts. Before and after footage of the 1973 destruction of Helgarfjell on Iceland’s Heimaey Island vividly documents the effect of volcanic eruptions on man and his environment. Suitable for lower and middle secondary levels.

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Credits

producer

Bert Van Bork

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011597

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Volcanoes

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1973

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