Antarctica

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

Credits

director

Lynton Diggle

producer

David Sims

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

31044

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New Zealand

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific expeditions

Places → New Zealand

Short films

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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New Zealand, 1980

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