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New Zealand’s proximity to Antarctica has led to an active involvement in its scientific exploration since the late 50s. Antarctica has seen two historical periods- the early age of exploration and the age of scientific exploration. With the scarcity of natural resources will the next age be that of exploitation
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012656
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New Zealand
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)