The Living reef (Captioned)

A program that gives a general description of the Great Barrier Reef, how it developed and the diversity of life found above and below water. It depicts the interdependence of the many different species of animal life inhabiting the Reef.

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Credits

producer

Ken J. Widdowson

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323993

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia

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

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

Closed captioning

Places → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1977

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