| THE KARA KUM CANAL Soviet Canal built to bring irrigation water and goods to the desert and return it to production. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8622 | |
| Catalog #: | 46971 | |
| Clip Number: | 46971-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2976 I | |
| Timecode: | 01:56:50 - 01:58:08 | |
| Location: | Turkmenistan | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Canals & Locks ENGINEERING: Canals & Locks GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Desert LOCATIONS/ASIA: Turkmenistan (USSR) | |
| Description: | THE KARA KUM CANAL Soviet Canal built to bring irrigation water and goods to the desert and return it to production. Russian voiceover. Kara Kum (Karakum Desert), Turkmenistan,Central Asia, Soviet Union, USSR. AVs of Kara Kum desert. LS Desert. Various shots of mechanical apparatus cutting a way through desert sands. CU Diagram explains passage of new canal through desert. AV River Amu at Mukri. LS Small dam under construction. LS Kara Kum Canal. The canal is being built to bring irrigation water and goods to the desert and return it to production. | |
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