Great Barrier Reef (Greek)

Australia

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The Great Barrier Reef of Queensland is one of the great reservoirs of marine and animal life. This documentary shows in detail, the birds, fish and mammals of the area and the work being done by scientists in studying them. A long sequence deals with the life cycle of the turtle, another with the microscopic creatures of the sea.

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Credits

producer

Richard Mason

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places

Australia

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012818

Language

Greek

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Biology

Animals & Wildlife → Fishes

Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology

Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology - Australia

Animals & Wildlife → Marine ecology

Animals & Wildlife → Turtles

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Coasts - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Coral reefs and islands

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Greeks - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Queensland

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Coastal ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Coral reef ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Coral reefs and islands

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine ecology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Greeks - Australia

Foreign language films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine biology - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine ecology

Places → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Places → Queensland

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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