Title Descent into the ice / a Nova/WGBH, La Cinquième, Südwestrundfunk, Gédéon Programmes, Meridian, and NHK co-production ; with the participation of Le Centre National de la Cinématographie, CNRS Images/Media ; produced by Gédéon Programmes, Schwenk Film ; written, produced, and directed by Liesl Clark.

Publication Info.	[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation : Distributed by WGBH Video, [2004]
	©2004

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West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Media Room	DVD 551.312 DESCENT	DUE 07-21-20 Billed

Description	1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details	DVD; NTSC, region 1, full screen, Dolby Digital audio.
Performer	Narrated by Jeremiah Kissel.
Credits	Camera: Thierry Machado ; editors: Stephanie Munroe, Jean Dunoyer ; music: Ilia Jossifov, Ray Loring.
Summary	Follow a team of daring 'glacionauts' as they descend into a labyrinth of unexplored ice caves in Mont Blanc to find trapped flood water that menaces the populated valleys below.
Contents	Bonus feature: printable materials for educators [PDF document]. Access to educator's guide requires computer with DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Reader software.
Note	Originally produced in 2003 by La Cinquième, Südwestrundfunk, and Gédéon Programmes with the title Mont Blanc.
	Originally broadcast under this title in 2004 as an episode of the public television series, NOVA.
Language	English dialogue ; closed-captioned ; audio described for the visually impaired.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Blanc, Mont (France and Italy)
	Glacial crevasses -- Blanc, Mont (France and Italy)
	Glacial lakes -- Blanc, Mont (France and Italy)
	Glacier caves -- Blanc, Mont (France and Italy)
	Glaciology -- Blanc, Mont (France and Italy)
	Glaciers -- France.
	Glaciers -- Italy.
Genre/Form	Documentary television programs.
	Nonfiction television programs.
	Science television programs.
	Nature television programs.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
	Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Added Author	Clark, Liesl.
	Kissel, Jeremiah.
	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
	WGBH Video (Firm)
	WGBH Educational Foundation.
	Cinquième (Firm)
	Südwestrundfunk (Germany)
	Gedeon Programmes.
	Meridian Broadcasting.
	Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
Note	Subtitle on container: Exploring Mont Blanc's hidden glacial lakes
Added Title	Nova (Television program)
ISBN	1593751338
	9781593751333
Standard No.	783421378698
Music No.	WG37869 WGBH

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