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Based on the New York Times best-selling book Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole, the movie tells the story of how, in 1999, 46-year-old physician Nielsen decides to leave Ohio and spend a year at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station on Antarctica, one of the most remote and perilous places on Earth.
Encounters at the End of the World is a 2007 American documentary film by Werner Herzog about Antarctica and the people who choose to spend time there. It was released in North America on June 11, 2008, and distributed by ThinkFilm. [2] At the 81st Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature.
In 1991 In-Young Ahn was the first female leader of an Asian research station (King Sejong Station) and the first South Korean woman to step onto Antarctica. [78] There were approximately 180 women in Antarctica during the 1990–1991 season. [72] Women from several different countries were regular members of overwintering teams by 1992. [77]
Pages in category "Documentary films about Antarctica" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A British Army medical officer who attempted to become the fastest woman to ski alone across Antarctica hopes her feat will show people “you can do anything”.
Dr Louise Holliday is the first woman to winter in Antarctica for the Australian Antarctic Program serving as medical officer at Davis station. [29] 1983. First British woman, Janet Thomson, joins the British Antarctic Survey, and becomes the first British woman on Antarctica. [33]
Hameister covered over 600 km (370 mi) from the Ross Ice Shelf at the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. She completed the trek in 37 days and reached the South Pole on 10 January 2018. [ 7 ] Hameister claimed a handful of titles, including the youngest person in history and the first Australian woman to ski from the coast to the South Pole.
Ice People is a documentary film directed by Anne Aghion about the research of Allan Ashworth [1] and Adam Lewis [2] in Antarctica.Produced by Dry Valleys Productions, this 2008 film portrays the scientists discovering fossils from 13.9 million years ago. [3]