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   23. February 2016

   +++ Alaska TV +++ »Expeditionen ins Tierreich - Nordalaska« on NDR

   Northern Alaska, with its empty expanses and largely inaccessible wilderness, is like almost no other place on Earth. Tourists flock to Denali National Park to marvel at North America's highest mountain, Denali, formerly Mount McKinley. In most other regions, visitors face real challenges: no roads, no hiking trails and no shelters. The wildlife has adapted perfectly to the Arctic conditions. The documentary »Expeditionen ins Tierreich« (Expeditions into the Animal Kingdom) takes you on a journey to huge caribou herds, grizzlies and Arctic ground squirrels.

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   22. December 2015

   «Im Zauber der Wildnis» (“Wild Enchantment”) on ZDF

   It takes every onlooker's breath away. Visible from far and wide, Denali, at almost 6,200 meters (20,300 ft), rises out of the Alaska Range. North America's highest mountain gives its name to one of the most spectacular national parks in the world.

   But climate change can be felt here too – what are the challenges facing this special park today? In Alaska, the ZDF series asks about the future of the great national parks. A ZDF team spent a year traveling in spectacular Denali National Park. “Behind the scenes,” they accompanied rangers, researchers and young people seeking adventure.

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   6. December 2015

   «Abenteuer Alaska» (“Alaska Adventure”) on ARTE

   With bitter cold, endless expanses and unforgiving nature, Alaska is a place of extremes. The largest state in the US has three million lakes, 5,000 glaciers, 3,000 rivers and more than 130 volcanoes. Beneath its vast plains lie gigantic deposits of natural resources. This wonderland in the far north has always cast its spell on people.

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4. 31. August 2015

   «Denali – The Great One»

   North America's highest mountain has always been called «Denali» by Alaska's Native peoples. In their language it means «the Great One». That is, until the mountain was renamed during the gold rush after the presidential candidate of the day, McKinley (who, by the way, never saw the mountain with his own eyes). In Alaska, though, the new name never really caught on.

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