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Episode of Series “Gippsland”.
One of a series of films about Gippsland, which gives an insight into this region and shows the full scope of natural phenomenon. Where the river meets the sea, new designs in environmental geography appear

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Credits

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Appears in

Group of items

Gippsland

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012908

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Marine ecology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Geography

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Gippsland (Vic.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Estuaries

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine ecology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geography

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine ecology

Places → Gippsland (Vic.)

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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