Islands in the sky

Shows the summer wildflowers in Kosciusko National Park. Discusses adaptation of the plants to the hostile environment and includes an alpine herb field, ferns and bogs.

Credits

director

Dietmar Fill

producer

Don Murray

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:19:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

31057

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kosciusko National Park (N.S.W.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Alpine regions

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Growth (Plants)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Adaptation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wild flowers - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Places → Kosciusko National Park (N.S.W.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1980

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