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Expedition Amelia

This ocean coversa third of the earth, andaverage depth in this area is 15,000 feet so...

Narrator: It's just not a simple theory to search. Ballard: This ocean covers
a third of the earth, and
average depth in this area is 15,000 feet so good luck

Full Transcript

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Narrator: It's just not a simple theory to search.
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Ballard: This ocean covers a third of the earth, and average depth in this area is
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15,000 feet so good luck.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:33
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic

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Movie Summary

Deep-sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard attempts to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance in an effort to end speculation about what actually happened to her.
Narrator: Instead, bob is following evidence uncovered by the international group for - Expedition Amelia 00:30
Narrator: Instead, bob is following evidence uncovered by th...
Until I saw evidence that something else had happened. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
Until I saw evidence that something else had happened.
And then I said, let's look into this. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
And then I said, let's look into this.
Narrator: Tighar has now been looking into nikumaroro for the last 30 years. - Expedition Amelia 00:08
Narrator: Tighar has now been looking into nikumaroro for...
Narrator: So far, they've found no definitive proof amelia landed on the island, - Expedition Amelia 00:13
Narrator: So far, they've found no definitive proof ...
Narrator: And he has a pretty good track record of finding the unfindable, - Expedition Amelia 00:16
Narrator: And he has a pretty good track record of findin...
And this is probably the toughest one I've ever had, and you know, - Expedition Amelia 00:09
And this is probably the toughest one I've ever had, an...
Narrator: Flying westward over the pacific, amelia is also giving all she's got. - Expedition Amelia 00:59
Narrator: Flying westward over the pacific, amelia is als...
And when she finally takes off again on may 20, 1937, a seasonal shift in the - Expedition Amelia 00:25
And when she finally takes off again on may 20, 1937, a s...
Ballard is nearing the waters where amelia is - Expedition Amelia 00:14
Ballard is nearing the waters where amelia is
We're here heading on 337, and she was coming down on the reciprocal. - Expedition Amelia 00:06
We're here heading on 337, and she was coming down on t...
Narrator: The nautilus team uses satellites to chart its course. - Expedition Amelia 00:46
Narrator: The nautilus team uses satellites to chart its ...
Narrator: Without stars, fred would presumably await the next available sighting, - Expedition Amelia 00:37
Narrator: Without stars, fred would presumably await the ...
I don't know if I'm up here or down here or right here on course, but I'm on this line. - Expedition Amelia 00:06
I don't know if I'm up here or down here or right ...
Narrator: Fred can then use airspeed to determine when that north-south line will - Expedition Amelia 00:26
Narrator: Fred can then use airspeed to determine when th...
Narrator: They are supposed to home in on howland using a new radio direction finder, - Expedition Amelia 00:21
Narrator: They are supposed to home in on howland using a...
And fred says, - Expedition Amelia 00:20
And fred says,
Narrator: But if you follow the 337-157 line a few hundred miles the other way, - Expedition Amelia 00:27
Narrator: But if you follow the 337-157 line a few hundre...
And they look around and they see, - Expedition Amelia 00:09
And they look around and they see,
Narrator: The ss norwich city, - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Narrator: The ss norwich city,