PLANET CLIPPERTON : Heart of Coral, birth of a Pacific island | WILDLIFE DOC

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Fifty million years ago, a massive undersea fracture released waves of magma, forming a volcanic island.
As the seafloor drifted and sank, the volcano disappeared — but the coral kept growing upward, staying at the surface.

Clipperton is the last surviving trace of a vanished island, a spectacular illustration of plate tectonics, volcanism and coral evolution.

Directed by Luc Marescot, Brigitte Delahaie, Didier Touchette, Pascal Plisson

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