About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: glaciers
Manitoba: Legacy of a Lake
Thousands of years ago, what is now the province of Manitoba in Canada was covered by the world’s largest fresh water glacial lake. When … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged aboriginals, architecture, arctic tundra, beavers, beluga whales, birds, Canada, Chicago, Churchill, ecological conservation, elk, Explorers, farmland, forests, Gimli, glaciers, Hecla, Hudson’s Bay, Iceland, Inuit carvers, Islendingadagurinn, Lake Aggasi, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, marrin grasses, mink, muskrat, Oak Hammock Marsh, ornithology, polar bears, Portage, prairies, Richardson squirrels, sand dunes, snowstorms, soapstone carvings, Spirit Sands, Spruce Woods, Steamship Coldwell, sunflowers, tamarack, tundra buggy, Vikings, volcano, wetland, Willow Point, Winnipeg
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Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada
A flight into the interior of the St. Elias Mountain Range in Kluane National Park and Reserve reveals magnificent rivers of ice and the … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal peoples, Alaska Highway, Beaver, Canada, dall sheep, glaciers, grizzly bears, Gulf of Alaska, Haines Junction, Icefields, Kaskawulsh glacier, Kluane National Park, Klukshu village, moraine, Mt. Augusta, Mt. Cook, Mt. Logan, Mt. St. Elias, Mt. Vancouver, Non-polar icefield, Pacific Ocean, plant life, salmon fishing, Seward Glacier, Slim’s River Valley, UNESCO, Whitehorse, World Heritage Site, Yukon Territory
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The Boreal Forest: 1. Creation
“Creation” is the first in an 8-part series that takes an in-depth look at the formation of the Boreal Forest and its intrinsic eco-systems. … Continue reading
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Tagged aspen parkland, boreal forest, Canada, Canadian Government, coniferous, dinosaurs, fir, gasses, glacial moraine, glaciers, lungs of the earth, northern hemisphere, oxygen, ozone, parks, photosynthesis, pine, prairie, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, soil, spruce, terrestrial eco-system, ultra-violet, Waskesiu hills, wilderness, winter, Wisconsonian glacier
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Argentina: A country of contrasts
In this introductory feature to our journey across Argentina we give some insight to the history and geography of the country as we travelled … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Amerigo Vespucci, Andes, Antarctica, archaeology, architecture, Argentina, Armenia, Bering Strait, British, Buenos Aires, cactus, Charles V Spain, colonization, ecology, Europe, Garay, gauchos, geography, glaciers, Guanacos, Iguazu, Incas, Indians, José de San Martín, Juan de Solis, Juan Domingo Perón, Juan Manuel de Rosas, los porteños, Mendoza, mountains, pampa, penguins, Peron, petroglyphs, Rio de la Plata, South America, Spanish, Syria, tango, transportation, Viceroyalty, whales, wildlife
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Argentina: The Land of Glaciers
The land of glaciers is a world of natural beauty comprising 34 glaciers and declared a National Heritage site by UNESCO. El Parque Nacional … Continue reading
Turbulence: Flying high
When returning from Rome on an Alitalia flight, some people were sleeping and others watching the movie when we hit a major area of … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Traffic Control, airlines, Alitalia, Calgary, Chinook, Clear Air Turbulence, glaciers, pilots, Rome, sun reflection, thunderstorms, turbulence
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