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In the America's with David Yetman
Hawaii's Big Island: The Volcano's Gift
Season 1
Episode 107
The Hawaiian Islands owe their existence to a volcanic hotspot, whose spewings over millions of years have created the archipelago. Host David Yetman climbs over old and new lava flows to observe new lands emerging from the ocean. At night manta rays flock to the newly created seafloor of the Kona Coast.
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