Glimpses of Antarctica / Michael Parfit ; interviewed by Barbara Dunlap.
Journalist Michael Parfit discusses atmosperic, geologic, and biological mysteries in Antarctica. Author of "South Light: A Journey to the Last Continent," Parfit recounts the five trips which form the experiences relayed in his book. He explains what a whiteout is, if the western ice cap is sliding off the continent, and what the whales, selas and birds eat.|GLIMPSES OF ANTARCTICA / Michael Parfit| interviewed by Barbara Dunlap. - SERIES: New signals| 19/11/91 - Journalist Michael Parfit discusses atmosperic, geologic, and biological mysteries in Antarctica. Author of "South Light: A Journey to the Last Continent," Parfit recounts the five trips which form the experiences relayed in his book. He explains what a whiteout is, if the western ice cap is sliding off the continent, and what the whales, selas and birds eat. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 19 Nov. 1991.