Antarctic summer

Australia, 1974

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Episode of Series “Wild Australia”.
Describes the animal life around the Australian base of Mawson in Antarctica. Looks at work being done by biologists attached to the base

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Credits

director

David Parer

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Australia. Antarctic Division

Dept of Science Aust

Duration

00:31:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Appears in

Group of items

Wild Australia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000450

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Antarctica

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mawson station (Australian Antarctic Territory)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Biology - Antarctica

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Antarctica

Places → Mawson station (Australian Antarctic Territory)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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