Expedition To Antarctica

Duration: 22 0:22:00

Creator: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: An excerpt from the 1948 feature film 'SECRET ISLAND.' SHOWS THE NAVY'S OPERATION, 'HIGHJUMP' over Antarctica. Admiral Byrd with 4,000 men reaches Ross Sea and Bay of Whales where they discover warm water lakes, coal and other minerals. , Teaching Film Custodians classroom film of excerpts from the 1948 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature-length documentary film, “The Secret Land”. Highlights of the United States Naval expedition to the South Pole commanded by Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1947 include expositions of the living conditions and methods of work of scientific members of the expedition; their studies of the fauna and meteorological conditions at the Pole; and the discoveries of mineral deposits and a warm oasis near the Pole.

Complete Record: An excerpt from the 1948 feature film 'SECRET ISLAND.' SHOWS THE NAVY'S OPERATION, 'HIGHJUMP' over Antarctica. Admiral Byrd with 4,000 men reaches Ross Sea and Bay of Whales where they discover warm water lakes, coal and other minerals. , A documentary film presenting high lights of the United States Naval expedition to Antarctica under the command of Richad E. Byrd. Explains the purposes of the expedition, shows the preparations for the journey, describes the route and goals of the exploration, and discusses the scientific research and results of the expedition., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.