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The Great Barriers

United Kingdom, 1979
film

Episode of Series “Up a gum tree”. Australia’s coasts are battleground’s where seaweeds, coral and mangroves fight for survival agains..

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The Southern edge: marsh and mangroves

Australia, 1972
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Compilation: not so much a desert more a way of life

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The Present from Gondwanaland

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Not so much a desert, more a way of life

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The Islands: Watery Outposts of Australia

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Australia's coral wonderland

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Coral and company

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Australia, 1981
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Our Fragile Wilderness

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Beyond the edge: professionals at play

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Great Barrier Reef (Italian)

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef

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