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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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
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 films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
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)