Andes to Amazon

The South American continent is a land of great extremes, stretching from the Antarctic to the Equator. It has the planet's greatest river system, longest mountain chain, biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert. Using the latest camera techniques, including infrared night vision cameras, rarely seen animals are revealed, while a special aerial camera soars over the continent, revealing an entirely new perspective on its varied and dramatic landscape.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Andes to Amazon

First Air Date

November 6, 2000

Last Air Date

December 18, 2000

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Two

S01E06

Penguin Shores

The final programme begins in the Falkland Islands, where thousands of rockhopper penguins negotiate the treacherous wave-swept coast and sea cliffs as they come ashore to breed. Huge shoals of krill live in the cold, oxygen-rich waters of the surrounding ocean.

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