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Antarctica is a 1991 IMAX film [1] documenting the continent of Antarctica. The film has a 38-minute runtime, and consists of aerial footage of the topography and fauna of the continent. [ 2 ] It was narrated by Alex Scott [ 3 ] and has music by Australian composer Nigel Westlake , who later adapted his score into a popular concert suite of the ...
More than 170 million years ago, Antarctica was part of the supercontinent Gondwana. Over time Gondwana broke apart and Antarctica as we know it today was formed around 35 million years ago. Over time Gondwana broke apart and Antarctica as we know it today was formed around 35 million years ago.
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]
The fossils were between 35.5 to 35.9 million years old and were found in a nearly 10-foot-long rock core: a tube-like sample taken from underneath the Gulf of Mexico by the scientific Deep Sea ...
The other time was during the Cambrian Period, which ran from 538.8 million years ago to 485.4 million years ago. During the early Eocene, Australia [15] and South America [16] were connected to Antarctica. 53 million years ago during the Eocene Epoch, summer high temperatures in Antarctica were around 25 °C (77 °F). [15]
The main features of the range formed before 34 million years ago, when the area was covered by the present ice sheet. [6] Current models suggest that the East Antarctic ice sheet was formed from the glaciers that began sliding down the Gamburtsev range at the end of the Eocene. [1]
Antarctica is the remotest part of the world, but it is a hub of scientific discovery, international diplomacy and environmental change. It was officially discovered 200 years ago, on Jan. 27 ...
The film is set in Antarctica but was filmed in Svalbard, Norway; Greenland; and British Columbia, Canada. It tells the story of a guide at an Antarctic research base who risks his life and the lives of his colleagues to save his dogs. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned $120.4 million on a $40 million budget.