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

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Credits

producer

David Sims

director

Lynton Diggle

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

1980

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 → 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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