Islands of the South Pacific

Duration: 15

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Arthur Barr Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Deals briefly with the geologic history, distinctive features, and economic development of the islands of the South Pacific. Locates and identifies the continental islands of Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, and New Guinea; describes their geologic origins; and pictures the effects of climate on the topographical features and the islands' plant and animal life. Treats some of the oceanic islands and indicates how some were formed on coral reefs. Traces the human habitation of the islands by Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian peoples.

Complete Record: Deals briefly with the geologic history, distinctive features, and economic development of the islands of the South Pacific. Locates and identifies the continental islands of Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, and New Guinea; describes their geologic origins; and pictures the effects of climate on the topographical features and the islands' plant and animal life. Treats some of the oceanic islands and indicates how some were formed on coral reefs. Traces the human habitation of the islands by Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian peoples., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.