# U.S. NAVY OCEANOGRAPHER IN THE POLAR REGIONS ANTARCTICA & ARCTIC 78954

Made to show U.S. Navy activities in the arctic and antarctic, "Oceanographer in the Polar Regions" shows some of the exploration and support work conducted during the Cold War. Teams are shown examining ice cores, launching weather balloons and manning weather stations, and conducting studies of sea life. At 6:20 , the submarine USS Seadragon is seen surfacing at the North Pole, and views under the idea are seen. Divers are also seen at the 6 minute mark in special cold water exploration suits. The Naval Arctic Research Laboratory is also shown and its activities explained at 11:00 . Located at Point Barrow Alaska, the lab is operated by the University of Alaska and headed at this time by Dr. Max Britton, who gained fame during the Cold War for supporting Operation COLDFEET. At 11:54 , drift stations are shown. The USCG ice breaker Eastwind W279 is seen at 14:46 . Ice observation aircraft are seen at 17:00 . Additional images: At mark 2:47 , we see ice mountain thunder into the sea at the edges to float in silent ice range lagoons. They then make their way southwards. At mark 3:15 , we have the Antarctic continent the region of forbidden ice Range Mountain peaks. At mark 4:04 we have the icebergs which are sometimes 100m long. But even in this region there is still life. At mark 4:27 , we have penguins, whales etc. there was a time when the names of some men are leading the way. Today, men come as scientists- oceanographers gathering information for all mankind about the…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/78954OceanographerInThePolarRegions)
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