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The story of land building in the South Pacific may start with volcanic eruptions, |
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but it doesn't end there. |
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A volcano once formed an island here, |
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but it sank back below the surface. |
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Now it's on the rise again. |
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This is the extraordinary Kingman Reef. |
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Over 3,000 miles from the nearest continent, |
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it is one of the last pristine coral reefs left in the world. |
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As tourism and fishing are banned here, |
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the reef is about as close as you'll get to the Pacific as it used to be before humans arrived. |
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Part of what makes Kingman extraordinary is the 200 types of coral found here. |
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But there's also something else. |
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And it's helping to build the reef. |
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Giant clams, everywhere. |
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More than you'll see on any other reef in the world. |