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Earth's natural wonders. [Series 2, episode 1], Surviving the extreme /

Cameras explore some of the most breathtaking places on Earth, following the lives of some of the people who call these extraordinary places home. In the first episode, cameras follow Yak-herder Thokmay Lowa as he leads his herd through one of the most treacherous mountain passes in the high Himalay...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Girardet, Alexis (Director), Okonedo, Sophie (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Nature and civilization.
Extreme environments.
Herders > Himalaya Mountains.
Inuit > Canada, Northern.
Cattle > Australia > Northern Territory.
Mammoths > Russia (Federation) > Siberia.
Himalaya Mountains.
Canada, Northern.
Siberia (Russia)
Northern Territory.
Himalaya Mountains Region.
Asiatic Russia.
Nature et civilisation.
Milieux extrêmes.
Inuits > Canada (Nord)
Mammouths > Russie > Sibérie.
Himālaya.
Canada (Nord)
Sibérie (Russie)
Territoire du Nord.
Cattle
Extreme environments
Herders
Inuit
Mammoths
Nature and civilization
Himalaya Mountains Region
Asia > Asiatic Russia
Himalaya Mountains
Northern Canada
Northern Territory
Russia (Federation) > Siberia
Documentary television programs
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Cameras explore some of the most breathtaking places on Earth, following the lives of some of the people who call these extraordinary places home. In the first episode, cameras follow Yak-herder Thokmay Lowa as he leads his herd through one of the most treacherous mountain passes in the high Himalaya. Elsewhere, the programme follows members of Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic as they take part in the hazardous mussel harvest, and people in Siberia searching for mammoth tusks, now released from the Siberian Permafrost after thousands of years.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 20, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (52 minutes)
Playing Time:00:52:00