Polar explorations

9781629971186

4 DVDs (approximately 660 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (viii, 165 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
polychrome
digital optical stereo
video file DVD video

National Geographic Polar explorations [DVD]

"Created in collaboration with National Geographic"--Publisher's web site
"Course no. 3502"--Disc label
Course consists of 22 lectures
Each lecture ca. 30 min
Bibliiographical references included in course guidebook
Presented by Sylvia A. Earle, Ralph Lee Hopkins, Fen Montaigne, Edward M. Murphy, Michael E. Wysession
DVD
NTSC

Disc 1. A passion for the poles
Seasons at the poles
Connections between the poles
The saga of Arctic exploration
The icy heart of polar seas
Geology of the Arctic Circle
Disc 2. Science and spirits of the Arctic sky
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic
Greenland and Arctic Islands
Terrestrial mammals in the changing Arctic
Seabirds of the Arctic and Antarctic
Marine mammals, from whales to walruses
Disc 3. The race for the South Pole
Geological features of Antarctica
Antarctica's window on the universe
Diving under polar ice
Resource development in polar seas
South Georgia and Macquarie
Disc 4. Living among the penguins
Antarctica : a continent for science
Basics of polar photography
Photographing polar landscapes

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Earle, Sylvia A., 1935- creator, speaker
Hopkins, Ralph Lee, creator, speaker
Knight, Derek, film producer, editor of moving image work
Leven, Jon, film director
Montaigne, Fen, creator, speaker
Murphy, Edward M. (Edward Michael), creator, speaker
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
National Geographic Television & Film, production company
Teaching Company, publisher
Westphal, Courtney, film producer, editor of moving image work
Wysession, Michael, creator, speaker