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The World Heritage: Iguazú Falls & Fraser Island

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In this episode, students explore Iguazú National Park in South America and Fraser Island in Australia. Iguazú Falls, one of the three largest waterfalls in the world, lies on the border between Brazil and Argentina. Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island, is a paradise covered in lush greenery. The island is home to a wide variety of mammals and rare wild birds. Part of the “World Heritage” series.

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Runtime: 25 minutes 52 seconds

Topic: Geography
Subtopic: Australia, South America, World Geography
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2008
Producer/Distributor: Film Ideas, Inc
Series: World Heritage
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Simple digital map with varying shades of green depicting the border between Brazil and Argentina. A red dot marks where Iguazú Falls are found. Caption. Or 1 point 8 miles in length.

Digital map of Costa Rica and Panama next to surrounding countries. A red dot in Costa Rica marks the city of San José. Caption. Induces heavy rains to drench the extensive primeval forests.

Low-angle view of the top of a green spire with a gold statue of an angel at its top against a gray sky. Caption. Through different phases of construction.

Low-angle view of the upper half of a Greek sculpture of a bearded man with his left hand outstretched in front and his right hand with palm up behind him. Caption. But the water that flowed contained salt.

Woman in a tan ranger's hat leaning out of a window and handing something to a person in a blue vehicle with 1 brown and 1 tan wide-brimmed hat in the dash. Caption. Made the Grand Canyon a national monument.

Sprawling 2-story red palace with many windows and cone-shaped bushes and a green lawn in the front. Caption. Sponsored for this project was Leonardo da Vinci.

Digital map of the Middle East with a red dot in approximately Syria and another in approximately Jordan. A blue oval intersects a red oval over the dot in Jordan. Caption. From Mesopotamia to Egypt.

Digital map of Uzbekistan amongst surrounding countries, with 3 red dots marking the cities of Bukhara, Samarkand, and Tashkent. Caption. There are other oasis towns in Uzbekistan.

Digital map of the country of Romania, with a red dot in the east marking the city of Tulcea and blue line marking the path of the Danube River. Caption. Near Tulcea, the Danube River divides.

Simplified digital map of Bulgaria with irregular shapes in shades of brown and green and a red blurry circle in the bottom center marking Pirin National Park. Caption. Or 106 square miles.