A film record of the various types of animal life found by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (1948-1950) during their stay on Macquarie Island. Shows many species of seals, penguins and birds, including the Great Wandering Albatross. Recordings of sounds made by penguins are used in the introduction to the film.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312777
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Seals (Animals)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Macquarie Island (Tas.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific expeditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)