Australia's remote islands.

Contributor(s): Australian Broadcasting Corporation [production company.]Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: R-112948-9 | Roadshow EntertainmentDistributor: [Australia] : Roadshow Entertainment [distributor], 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 DVD-video (109 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cmContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscSubject(s): Island ecology -- New South Wales -- Lord Howe Island | Island ecology -- Tasmania -- Macquarie Island | Island ecology -- Norfolk Island | Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.) | Macquarie Island (Tas.) | Norfolk IslandGenre/Form: Documentary television programs. | Non-fiction television programs. | Television series. DDC classification: 994.82
Contents:
Episode 1. Lord Howe Island:world heritage paradise -- Ep. 2. Macquarie Island:dramatic Antarctic wildlife and scenery -- Ep. 3. Norfolk Island:a living history of convicts and mutineers.
Presented by Tracy Bowden.Summary: Lord Howe island: This episode looks at Lord Howe Island, in the middle of the Tasman Sea, home to only 350 people and the worlds most southern coral reef, with a beautiful blue lagoon. This pristine environment is endangered by pollution from the outside world, which is threatening the rare bird and marine life.Summary: Macquarie island: This episode looks at Macquarie Island, located halfway between Australia and Antarctica in the middle of the Southern Ocean, and home to a research base for Australia's Antarctic Division. It is a World Heritage Area.Summary: Norfolk island: This episode looks at Norfolk Island, a small island in the Pacific ocean between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, with pristine views 360 degrees all round. It is a self-governing island and has a fascinating history of convicts and mutineers, with many of its people direct descendents of Fletcher Christian and his mutineers from the Bounty.
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Title from disc label: Australia's remote islands.

"R-112948-9."

An ABC DVD.

Includes extras: Lord Howe island phasmids; Macquarie islands dogs; Mawson's aerial poles; Norfolk island blue cows.

Rated: PG.

DVD ; Region 4.

In English. English captions (descriptive subtitles for hearing impaired)

Episode 1. Lord Howe Island:world heritage paradise -- Ep. 2. Macquarie Island:dramatic Antarctic wildlife and scenery -- Ep. 3. Norfolk Island:a living history of convicts and mutineers.

Lord Howe island: This episode looks at Lord Howe Island, in the middle of the Tasman Sea, home to only 350 people and the worlds most southern coral reef, with a beautiful blue lagoon. This pristine environment is endangered by pollution from the outside world, which is threatening the rare bird and marine life.

Macquarie island: This episode looks at Macquarie Island, located halfway between Australia and Antarctica in the middle of the Southern Ocean, and home to a research base for Australia's Antarctic Division. It is a World Heritage Area.

Norfolk island: This episode looks at Norfolk Island, a small island in the Pacific ocean between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, with pristine views 360 degrees all round. It is a self-governing island and has a fascinating history of convicts and mutineers, with many of its people direct descendents of Fletcher Christian and his mutineers from the Bounty.

Presented by Tracy Bowden.

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