Tim Bowden takes us on one of the last greatest adventures - a voyage to the Australian Antarctic Territory in this spectacular 6 part travel series. Over a period of 2 months Tim visited all 4 of Australia’s Antarctic stations at Macquarie Island Casey, Davis and Mawson. The result is a fascinating ‘behind the scenes’ look at what Australians are doing in Antarctica - a wild and beautiful icy wilderness that has attracted adventurers and scientists since the days of Scott, Shackleton and Mawson. Highlight include spectacular views of Australia’s only ice-breaking ship “Aurora Australis” charging through the pack ice, a visit to a new Emperor Penguin colony the day after it was discovered and superb footage of penguins, elephant seals and albatrosses on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.
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ACMI Identifier
307059
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Albatrosses
Animals & Wildlife → Elephant seals
Animals & Wildlife → Seals (Animals)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australian Antarctic Territory (Antarctica)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Macquarie Island (Tas.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mawson station (Australian Antarctic Territory)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Voyages and travels
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness areas - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness areas - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
History → Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958
People → Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958
Places → Australian Antarctic Territory (Antarctica)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)