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Miniseries "Frozen Planet" » To the Ends of the Earth
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Nouns
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crevass
As it gains speed, huge crevass open that extend down to its very core.
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stalactite
The crystalline surface of the ice stalactite
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meltwater
This meltwater has a surprising effect.
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floe
The ice floe is breaking up.
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nostril
-through a plastic tube in his nostril. - Yeah, that's fine.
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krill
to reach the great swarms of krill and herring below.
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remoteness
was the extreme remoteness of their locations.
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lifeblood
For this reason, snow is the lifeblood of these silent forests,
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superlative
They are places of superlative,
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expanse
the largest expanse of ice on the planet.
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cameraman
With him is cameraman Gavin Thurston.
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chisel
First, a hand chisel to create an opening,
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spire
This sculptured spire is a remnant of a mountain,
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stampede
a ploy to trigger a stampede and split away one of the smaller ones.
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orca
And orca come right by him!
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snowflake
the moisture it carries crystallizes, and snowflake fall from the sky.
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filament
Look how thin that filament is there.
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flank
on the lower flank of Mount Erebus.
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mink
They're joined by thousands of whales. Minkes are the most numerous.
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equator
Humpback whales have come all the way from the Equator
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remnant
The remnant of the sea-ice are occupied by sunbathing seals
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caribou
For the caribou, the timing is critical.
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rupture
A rupture deep within the glacier.
Verbs
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encircle
to frozen forests that encircle the entire globe.
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imprison
and imprison 70% of the world's fresh water.
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lubricate
It lubricate the junction between the ice and the rock floor beneath,
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regroup
They regroup and assess the damage.
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halve
This melt halve the size of Antarctica.
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insulate
insulate from the cold air above.
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repel
It repel even powerful Minke whales.
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reassure
Gavin is reassure by advice from the scientist.
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injure
Another battle won, though he has been slightly injure.
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shroud
Further south still and stooped, shroud figures
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unveil
that will be unveil by the spring melt.
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unleash
This time they unleash a far more powerful wave
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illuminate
and the sun illuminate a giant frozen ocean,
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carve
The spill water then carve its way through the ice.
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plunge
Only the toughest stay, as temperatures plunge
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stunt
to grow into a stunt shrub.
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thrive
seeded by strange bacteria that thrive in these extreme conditions.
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spawn
are spawn by Greenland's glaciers,
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seize
The team have seize a rare opportunity to see into its molten heart,
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tumble
Millions of tons are tumbling in slow motion into the valley.
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traverse
which Scott and his men somehow traverse on foot.
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undergo
Each spring the Arctic Ocean undergo an extraordinary transformation.
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dominate
They're dominate and shaped by the ice,
Adverbs
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crushingly
Surviving here is so crushingly difficult
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downwards
on its drive downwards towards the sea.
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ashore
Each spring they come ashore to lay their eggs and rear their young.
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silently
The pod stays close together and travels silently.
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downhill
sliding downhill into the ocean.
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wholly
Beyond, a wholly unexpected landscape, the Dry Valleys.
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permanently
The Poles are permanently capped with ice.
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inland
yet it was only 100 years ago that the first explorers walked inland
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gently
The breeze that gently sways these crystals
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nowhere
Nowhere is colder, windier or more hostile to life.
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wherever
Wherever she goes he will follow, mating with her when she allows
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beneath
exposing the rich waters beneath.
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somehow
Somehow the seal manages to reach a tiny ice floe.
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perfectly
That's terrible. Oh, look, look. It fits perfectly, look. Look at that.
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somewhere
Somewhere below are spectacular ice caves,
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underground
Getting the team safely underground
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carefully
Cameraman Jamie McPherson must pick his spot carefully.
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eventually
The female eventually comes into view.
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normally
Sea lions normally eat fish,
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doubt
no doubt relieved to resume his solitary ways,
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extremely
Under the ice, life has to be extremely specialized to survive.
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indeed
and their first sight of these mountains must have been daunting indeed.
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nearly
from ice caps that hold nearly 80% of our planet's fresh water
Adjectives
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uncatchable
But no, it seems penguins are uncatchable in water.
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docile
These are more docile and easier to tackle.
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sculptured
This sculptured spire is a remnant of a mountain,
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ferocious
eroded from all sides by the ferocious elements.
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unbroken
Together they make up the Taiga, an unbroken belt of forest
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ominous
These icefalls are an ominous sign of what is about to happen.
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molten
It's steam from the molten heart of Mount Erebus,
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bleak
It's a bleak, quiet world.
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formidable
a sign that the prey they are seeking is formidable.
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relieved
no doubt relieved to resume his solitary ways,
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volcanic
melted out by volcanic steam.
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risky
making flying extremely risky.
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insulated
Insulated suits will keep them alive
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antarctic
and yet the icy worlds of the Arctic and Antarctic
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fragile
and to land them on the fragile sea-ice.
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exquisite
fills the bays of the Arctic with exquisite ice sculptures.
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titanic
This is the titanic force
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rugged
a film camera proves to be rugged and reliable,
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eager
He locks onto her tracks, eager not to lose her trail.
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rival
to avoid the prying eyes of rival males who might disturb them.
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defensive
The bison form a defensive circle around their young,
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surprising
This meltwater has a surprising effect.
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waterproof
Using a range of waterproof lights and time-lapse cameras,
