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This item is only available for Canadian orders.
This title is a part of the series Canadian Waterways Series
Catalogue Number: GEPCW001
Producer: Good Earth Productions
Producing Agencies: Good Earth Productions
Subject: Anthropology, Canadian World Studies, Geography, History, Nature, Science
Language: English
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2006
Running Time: 54:20
Rugged Coasts: Canadian Waterways Series
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: GEPCW001
Producer: Good Earth Productions
Producing Agencies: Good Earth Productions
Subject: Anthropology, Canadian World Studies, Geography, History, Nature, Science
Language: English
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2006
Running Time: 54:20
Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world. It is also one of the most spectacular.
This program follows the 1941 voyage of the St. Roch as it attempted to become the first vessel to circumvent the Northwest passage. By tracing the route of the St. Roch in modern day the viewer can see how little has changed along Canada's rugged coast.
The program begins on the west coast with tales of shipwrecks and lighthouses. Along the Arctic Ocean coastline there are remnants of ancient whalers and tales of their exploits. It is a frozen coast that has a surprising abundance of wildlife from Polar bears to Beluga whales. As the St. Roch voyage draws to an end in the North Atlantic Ocean the mysterious Moravian Missions of Labrador are explored. And at Signal Hill we learn of the wonder of the first ever telegraph message sent across the ocean.
This program follows the 1941 voyage of the St. Roch as it attempted to become the first vessel to circumvent the Northwest passage. By tracing the route of the St. Roch in modern day the viewer can see how little has changed along Canada's rugged coast.
The program begins on the west coast with tales of shipwrecks and lighthouses. Along the Arctic Ocean coastline there are remnants of ancient whalers and tales of their exploits. It is a frozen coast that has a surprising abundance of wildlife from Polar bears to Beluga whales. As the St. Roch voyage draws to an end in the North Atlantic Ocean the mysterious Moravian Missions of Labrador are explored. And at Signal Hill we learn of the wonder of the first ever telegraph message sent across the ocean.