How the Alaskan Oil Pipeline was Built | Modern Marvels (S3, E13) | Full Episode | History

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NARRATOR: Alaska, the frozen frontier, where ice and snow cloak huge deposits of oil. 1973, oil shortage, gas crisis, and the nation desperate for Alaskan crude. The risky solution, a pipeline across 800 miles of pristine wilderness, active fault lines, and a hostile terrain. Now, the challenge of the Alaskan oil pipeline on "Modern Marvels." [musi... Read More