Life from the sea

United States, 1989

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Episode number 3 of Series “The Miracle Planet”.
The Earth’s oceans cover two thirds of the planet’s surface and have been crucial in determining the course of the Earth’s development. The creation of the seas was a turning point, the evolutionary crossroads that forever separated the Earth from the other planets in the solar system.

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Credits

producer

Barry Stoner

production company

KCTS (Television station : Seattle, Wash.)

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1989

Appears in

The Miracle Planet

Group of items

The Miracle Planet

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302536

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Evolution (Biology)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oceanography

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evolution (Biology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Oceanography

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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