Ferries in Istanbul Ferries in Istanbul The city of Istanbul is at a geographic crossroads, straddling Europe and Asia Minor, and is divided by a sea lane called the Bosphorus Strait, which joins the Black Sea in the northeast and the Marmara Sea in the southwest. This strait has played a key role in the history of the city. Boats have traversed the waters of the Bosphorus for millennia and until the opening of the first Bosphorus bridge in 1973, were the only mode of transport between the European and Asian halves of Istanbul. They continue to serve as a key public transport
The Aviators of Hudson Strait Aviators of Hudson Strait" was released as part of the NFB Video collection "In Celebration of Nunavut - Charting the North - Volume 7". This video collection consists of nine videos chronicling the efforts to explore and map the Arctic. The films describe land, air and even under water developments. Volume 7 also includes "Across Arctic Ungava" (1949), a 19 min. first-person account of a 1949 canoe journey from Fort Chimo (now Kuujuaq) to Povungnituk, by four pioneering scientists and their four native guides (from southern Quebec). The Aviators of Hudson Strait The Aviators of Hudson Strait is a 1973