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Survival Island
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Survival Island

1996-01-01 · 42 min · ★ 7.0

Documentary

Standing almost alone in the great Southern Ocean, South Georgia island plays host to some of the largest concentrations of animals anywhere on Earth during the spring and summer months. This is the story of these vast animal cities, and of the order that lies beneath their seeming chaos.

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Directors
David Douglas
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Japan, United States of America, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Released

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David AttenboroughDavid AttenboroughNarrator

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