[FPSPACE] FW: [NOVA] "Arctic Passage"

[LARRY KLAES]

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>Subject: [NOVA] "Arctic Passage"
>Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:27:56 -0500 (EST)
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>Next on NOVA: "Arctic Passage"
>
>http://www.pbs.org/nova/arctic
>
>Broadcast: February 28, 2006 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
>(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
>dates and times may vary.)
>
>The greatest geographical prize of its day was the search for the
>fabled Northwest Passage through the island maze of Arctic Canada.
>In 1845, Great Britain mounted an all-out assault with a lavishly
>equipped expedition that was never heard from again. Then in the
>early 1900s, a little-known Norwegian adventurer set forth in a
>secondhand fishing boat and succeeded beyond all expectation. This
>two-hour special answers the riddle of why Sir John Franklin's
>mission failed and Roald Amundsen's made it.
>
>Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:
>
>ARTICLE, INTERVIEW & MORE
>
>      Future of the Passage
>      Will rapid Arctic melting turn the Northwest Passage into a busy
>      shipping route?
>
>      Franklin's Provisions
>      Tinned meat: 33,289 lbs. Peas: 147 bushels. Chocolate: 9,450
>      lbs. -- see the supplies that could not sustain, and may even
>      have doomed, the expedition.
>
>      Norway's Reluctant Hero
>      In this interview, historian Roland Huntford argues that
>      Amundsen's Norwegian heritage had everything to do with his
>      polar firsts.
>
>      My LIfe As an Explorer
>      Learn about Roald Amundsen from the man himself, in these
>      excerpts from his autobiography.
>
>AUDIO SLIDE SHOW & INTERACTIVES
>
>      Remnants of an Expedition
>      Franklin expert Russell Potter narrates this audio slide show of
>      artifacts from the lost expedition.
>
>      Tracing the Routes
>      In this interactive map, follow the Franklin and Amundsen
>      expeditions -- and see how one collapsed while the other thrived.
>
>      The Note in the Cairn
>      Read the original version of the final messages left by
>      Franklin's desperate men.
>
>      Igloo 101
>      Take our quiz on Inuit snow shelters, and find out if you know
>      enough to build one yourself.
>
>PODCASTS
>
>On our Web site, subscribe to our podcast feeds to download audio
>and video pieces about arctic exploration, including:
>
>      Author and mountaineer Jon Krakauer on the purpose of adventure
>      Explorer Benedict Allen on the feeling of polar cold
>      Biographer Roland Huntford on the lure of the Northwest Passage
>
>Also, Links & Books, the Teacher's Guide, the program transcript,
>and more.
>
>http://www.pbs.org/nova/arctic
>
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