Australasian landforms

Shows the effects of continental drift on the evolution of Australasia. Animation and aerial footage is used to show the features of the four major landform regions which make up present-day Australasia - The Western Shield, the Central Basins, the Eastern Highland and the Island Arc from New Guinea to New Zealand.

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Credits

production company

Educational Media

producer/director

Ken J. Widdowson

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303232

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Continental drift

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology - Australasia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Landforms

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology - Australasia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1981

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