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Viewers are eyewitnesses to creation in the Natural Wonders series, as the forces of nature form, mold, and destroy some of the most wondrous places on earth. The wonders are: The Grand Canyon, Angel Falls, the Great Barrier Reef, the Sahara Desert, Hawaii, Alaska and its Northern Lights. Like humans, each wonder has a life story. The geological makeup of each offers clues to unique stories that our experts pinpoint and follow. With some of the world's leading explorers, Discovery Channel scientists fly, climb, dive and plunge into awesome and dangerous locations for an intimate look.
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Episode 1
43 mins
The story of Hawaii, perched on the edge of a tectonic plate, is precarious and violent. Hawaii's big island is the youngest in the island chain, but bubbling deep in the earth under it is a new island, destined to emerge in a mere 10,000 years.