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Island of turtles

Australia, 1958
film

Turtles are found in the seas around the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Living most of its life in water the female turtle comes to land to la..

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Great Barrier Reef (Italian)

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Giant turtles

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Australia's coral wonderland

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Great Barrier Reef

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Ocean oddities

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The Islands: Watery Outposts of Australia

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A Visit to Australia's Great Barrier Reef

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Feathered fishers

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Eye on the reef

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Green sea turtle

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Pearson Island

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Turtle hunt

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Some creatures of the Barrier Reef

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef

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Reptiles

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Inside the reef: from sand to coral

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