NOVA: Mountain of Ice
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Description: Read an interview with explorer Jon Krakauer who climbed Antarctica's highest mountain, find out what it was like to film the journey, see what coastlines around the world would look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, and explore the life cycle of a glacier.
Author and mountaineer Jon Krakauer explains the value of being in a place that throws ordinary existence on its head. Liesl Clark tells what it was like to make a high-definition film while scaling Antarctica's tallest mountain, Vinson Massif.
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| Page title: | NOVA | Mountain of Ice | PBS |
| Keywords: | Amundsen, Andrew McLean, Antarctica, climb, Conrad Anker, Dan Stone, Dater Glacier, Dave Hahn, East Antarctic Ice Sheet, east face, Ellsworth Range, glacier, glaciologist, glaciology, high definition, ice, Jon Krakauer, Liesl Clark, meltwater, mountain, mountaineer, Ronne Ice Shelf, Rutford Ice Stream, snow, Vilhjalmur Stefanson, Vinson Massif, West Antarctic Ice Sheet, science, IMAX, NOVA, education, teacher, resource, classroom, public, television, PBS |
| Description: | In this companion Web site to the NOVA program Mountain of Ice, about a climb to the top of Antarctica's highest mountain, Vinson Massif, read an interview with explorer Jon Krakauer, go behind the scenes with producer Liesl Clark, see what coastlines around the world would look like if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, and explore the life cycle of a glacier. |
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