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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]
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.
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 .
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.
The documentary Ice Maiden (2024), directed by Nathaniel C. T. Jackson, is about her first solo sail around Antarctica. [21] It has been included in a number of international film festivals including the 2024 Ocean Film Festival World Tour, touring Australia and New Zealand, [ 22 ] 2024 Doc Edge in New Zealand [ 23 ] and the Warsaw ...
First British woman, Janet Thomson, joins the British Antarctic Survey, and becomes the first British woman on Antarctica. [ 33 ] On November 16, American Brooke Knapp , is the first person to land at McMurdo Station for a round the world flight and the first person to pilot a business jet over both the North and South Poles.
The movie premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. When the film begins following her, she is 18 and struggling to pay for her college tuition. She lives in Rustin, La., where the minimum ...
Documentary films about Antarctica (23 P) Pages in category "Films shot in Antarctica" ... Antarctica (1991 film) E. Earth: One Amazing Day; Eco-Pirate: The Story of ...