Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
"The Bering Strait tunnel would connect Russia and Alaska, creating a high-speed rail line, freight route, and a crucial oil pipeline. Twice as long as the channel tunnel, it would be the most ambitious and expensive tunneling project ever attempted. To build it, massive Tunnel Boring Machines would start on both sides of the strait -- 64 miles apart -- and meet in the middle. On either side, workers would lay almost 4,000 miles of railway to connect the nearest rail heads to the tunnel. All this would have to be built in some of the most difficult conditions anywhere on the planet: permafrost regions, mountains and summer swamps, and an entire region known for frequent large magnitude earthquakes that put everything, and everyone, at constant risk." -- website |
Notes |
Off-air recording of Discovery Channel broadcast February 2, 2010. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
Credits |
Producer/Director: Scott Tiffany |
Performer |
Narrator: Hasani Issa |
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No rating given |
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DVD |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Tunnels -- Design and construction -- Russia
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Tunnels -- Design and construction -- Alaska
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Author |
Tiffany, Scott
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Issa, Hasani
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Discovery Channel (Firm)
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