Synopsis
This edition looks at the birth, growth and death of an island, with images of an erupting underwater volcano.
- Programme: South Pacific
- Episode: 4: Ocean of Volcanoes
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2009
- Geography
Licence: ERA Licence required
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