Episode
Horizon: Measuring the Roof of the World
Overview
Horizon examines the problems and cartography involved in mapping mountains such as Mount Everest. They follow the history of of mapping from those surveys conducted by mountaineering expeditions and early explorers, to modern mapping techniques using planes and satellites. Horizon also considers the startling news that K2 may actually be the world's tallest mountain according to recent satellite calculations.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1991-03-25
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Measuring the Roof of the World is Episode 13 in 1991 of Horizon. It aired on 1991-03-25. The runtime is 60 min.
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