| [00:00.201] | The story of land building in the South Pacific may start with volcanic eruptions, |
| [00:05.639] | but it doesn't end there. |
| [00:07.882] | A volcano once formed an island here, |
| [00:10.786] | but it sank back below the surface. |
| [00:13.167] | Now it's on the rise again. |
| [00:16.358] | This is the extraordinary Kingman Reef. |
| [00:20.508] | Over 3,000 miles from the nearest continent, |
| [00:24.080] | it is one of the last pristine coral reefs left in the world. |
| [00:28.710] | As tourism and fishing are banned here, |
| [00:31.028] | the reef is about as close as you'll get to the Pacific as it used to be before humans arrived. |
| [00:37.980] | Part of what makes Kingman extraordinary is the 200 types of coral found here. |
| [00:43.855] | But there's also something else. |
| [00:47.075] | And it's helping to build the reef. |
| [00:49.690] | Giant clams, everywhere. |
| [00:54.218] | More than you'll see on any other reef in the world. |
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