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Geologic journey II. Episode 2, Along the African rift / 90th Parallel Productions Ltd. in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and National Geographic Channel with the participation of Discovery Science ; writer/director, Kenton Vaughan ; series producers, Michael Allder, Gordon Henderson.

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This episode reveals how the Earth's crust is ripping apart as molten rock from deep within its recesses pushes upwards. For millions of years the East African Rift has been tearing the African plate in two. Discover Ethiopia's Afart triangle where the Earth is fundamentally re-ordering it...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Docuseek)
Corporate Authors: 90th Parallel Film & Television Productions, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.), CBC Learning (Firm), Bullfrog Films
Other Authors: Suzuki, David, 1936- (Narrator), Vaughan, Kenton (Screenwriter)
Other title:Geologic journey 2
Geologic journey
Along the African rift
Nature of things (Television program)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2012]
Subjects:
Great Lakes (Africa)
Plate tectonics > Africa.
Earth (Planet) > Crust.
Historical geology.
Geology.
Planets > Crust.
Earth (Planet)
Plate tectonics.
Africa > Great Lakes.
Africa.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
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Summary:This episode reveals how the Earth's crust is ripping apart as molten rock from deep within its recesses pushes upwards. For millions of years the East African Rift has been tearing the African plate in two. Discover Ethiopia's Afart triangle where the Earth is fundamentally re-ordering its surface, and journey to Egypt's Nile valley which has been a corridor of trade and a cradle of civilizations for centuries. On the final leg of the trek, witness the tectonic violence of the Dead Sea Rift -- a seismic threat that hangs over the area like a curse.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
A Nature of Things special presentation.
Originally produced by: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd., c2010.
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 min.)
Audience:8 and up.
Production Credits:Editor, Carole Larsen ; original music, Ken Myhr ; director of photography, Serge Brunet.
Participant or Performer:Narrator, David Suzuki.
Language:Closed captioning available.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 4, 2015).

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