Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn

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40 total episodes

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2 seasons

First Aired May 23, 1986

Overview

Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the Calypso set sail to research far-off cultures and species of aquatic fauna and flora in another of the explorer's nature series, mainly in the Pacific Ocean and in the West Indies.

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Cape Horn: Waters of the Wind

Season 1 - Episode 3 - 1h 0m

Air Date

June 06, 1986

Overview

Alcyone's debut and its first major test as a research and diving platform sharing duties with the Calypso. Alcyone and her team challenge the seas of Cape Horn, widely thought to be the most dangerous ocean passage in the world. The team film huge glactiers, giant crabs, huge albatrosses and tiny penguins. Alcyone herself nearly joins the victims of The Horn when she strikes a hidden rock.