Extreme Isolation

Extreme Isolation

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S1 E11: Alaska's southeast panhandle is cut off from the rest of the world by steep coastal mountains on one side and the stormy North Pacific Ocean on the other. Hundreds of remote communities exist on the area's numerous islands. Join host Geo Beach as he explores the region to see how people get by with almost no roads. Juneau, Alaska's capital can be reached only by air or water, and there are no telephone or power lines connecting it to the outside world--or even, the rest of the state. Geo helps blast an underground rock tunnel for a hydroelectric powerhouse that will tap a glacial lake to power Juneau, and works with flying telephone workers to install and maintain microwave repeaters on top of snowy and stormy mountains.