Earth Documentaries on Earthsim TV
The European Alps extend across south central Europe, and are the source of many of Europe's rivers.
K2, the second highest mountain in the world, stands in a remote mountain region on the border of Pakistan and China.
Lying west of the Himalayas in northeast Pakistan, this area of sky-piercing peaks is known as the Karakoram.
The Earth is unique in that it can maintain the delicate balance of conditions that allow life to flourish on its surface.
Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at 8,856 meters, stands on the border of Tibet and Nepal in the central Himalayas.
The Himalayas are the highest mountain range on earth. At their highest point, where the peak of Mount Everest pierces the sky, they reach nearly nine kilometres high.
The Amazon river supports the Amazon rain forest, the largest tropical forest on Earth. It is the most diverse ecosystem on the planet.
This Amazon River basin acts like a gigantic rain collecting bowl, so vast that it contains one fifth of all the world's fresh water.
The Andes mountain range is the longest continuous mountain range on earth, extending more than 8000 kilometers, through seven South American countries.
The Andes mountain range includes the highest volcanoes in the world, and was formed by the process of subduction.
The volcanic Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, as well as an important icon of Japanese culture.
Earth Documentaries In Development
We are constantly researching and developing documentaries for release on Earthsim TV. The following Earth documentaries have been scheduled for the next release, but please note that this list may change over time. More information about each documentary will be added to the website as the documentary nears completion.
- Alps Geology
- The Himalayas Geology
- Mount Everest (upgrade)
Earth Information Overlays
Earthsim TV subscribers can view the Earth with a variety of information overlays. The overlays currently available are:
- Earth's volcanoes - the locations of over 650 of the Earth's volcanoes
- Ocean, continent and mountain range labels
- Gridlines
We will be introducing entirely new overlays, and adding to our existing overlays. Those currently in development are:
- Night lights
- Improved gridlines
- Topographic layer
- Capital cities
- Country borders
- Clickable starfield
- Real-time cloud layer
- Tectonic plates (see also palaeogeographic timeline below)
- Live weather forecasts (long-term development)
Palaeogeographic Timeline
Another feature available to Earthsim TV subscribers, the palaeogeographic timeline provides views of the Earth's surface from 600 million years ago to the present day and onward to a prediction of Earth's geography 100 million years in the future. Watch the breakup of Pangaea, the separation of Africa and South America, and the formation of the Himalayas all from the comfort of your own PC.
Documentary and Overlay Screenshots
