| [00:00.01] | Some of the largest waves in the world break on South Pacific islands. |
| [00:05.69] | Their birth sums up the scale of this ocean. |
| [00:20.15] | The storm swell that made these waves |
| [00:23.32] | Has travelled 3,000 miles to reach this shallow reef. |
| [00:31.02] | These distances proved a great challenge for animal castaways |
| [00:36.05] | But when they found new land, many evolved into new species. |
| [00:42.78] | Human colonisers followed similar routes, |
| [00:46.77] | And the ocean that isolated them from the rest of the world |
| [00:49.88] | Became central to their culture. |
| [00:55.83] | The big waves were an inspiration, |
| [00:58.42] | And riding them has been a tradition here for more than 1,500 years. |
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