'Rivers of fire': an eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa Volcano

Examines the twenty two day eruption of Mauna Loa, the world’s largest volcano which started on 25 March 1984. Explains the Hawaiian volcanoes with spectacular photography within a well structured presentation which includes excellent graphics of plate tectonics and the hot spot theory.

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Credits

director

Les Malzman

co-producer

Jon Erickson

Kathleen English

production company

Hawaii Natural History Association

United States. National Park Service

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

509008

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hawaii

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plate tectonics

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Volcanoes

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Plate tectonics

Places → Hawaii

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1985

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