The Greatest Places
1998 · 40 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 335 VOTES · DIR. Mal Wolfe
Overview
A journey to seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on earth. The film features spectacular land forms, diverse wildlife and the people and cultures indigenous to these places. Distinct geographic places include the great island of Madagascar, home to unique limestone pinnacles and the playful lemur; and the greatest desert—the Namib—home of the largest sand dunes in the world that tower majestically over its western border, the Atlantic Ocean. Other locations featured are the great icecap of Greenland, Iguazu Falls in Brazil, the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the Chang Tang Plateau in Tibet, and the Amazon River in South America.
Dialogue Timeline — 253 lines
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00:00:34 We live on the most diverse planet in the solar system.
00:01:46 were formed in massive upheaval.
00:02:51 one of the greatest places.
00:04:15 But left alone on Madagascar, these ancient primates thrived.
00:05:16 to connoisseur of cactus.
00:07:06 And the shifak, called the ghost of the forest.
00:08:27 of the Rocky Mountains.
00:10:04 People trade for barley
00:10:50 their shelter means survival and home.
00:12:57 As an act of devotion
00:14:33 and the greatest river of all is the Amazon.
00:15:50 encompassing nine nations.
00:17:13 Heat from the morning sun evaporates moisture
00:19:04 Where the powerful river exposes clay banks
00:20:46 South of the Amazon basin
00:22:17 that migrate a grain of sand at a time.
00:23:40 Land, air, water and life...
00:24:54 At this ocean oasis, fur seals feed all year
00:26:15 that are five times more massive under water than above water.
00:28:42 people have successfully adapted.
00:30:40 and the desert blooms with life.
00:32:56 Only one male and female mate to produce a litter of pups
00:36:14 we are both witness and participant