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In the America's with David Yetman

Hawaii's Big Island: The Volcano's Gift

Season 1 Episode 107 | 26m 46s

The Hawaiian Islands owe their existence to a volcanic hotspot, whose spewings over millions of years have created the archipelago. Host David Yetman climbs over old and new lava flows to observe new lands emerging from the ocean. At night manta rays flock to the newly created seafloor of the Kona Coast.

Aired: 04/06/12
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
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In the America's with David Yetman
Ancient peoples of the Colorado Plateau
Explore how southwestern U.S. native peoples established the Colorado Plateau.
Episode: S10 E1002 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
The wild and explosive past of northwest New Mexico
The natural monuments that define the territories of native peoples in New Mexico.
Episode: S10 E1003 | 26:46
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In the America's with David Yetman
The Northern Jaguar Preserve
Conservation groups work for the ideal habitat for jaguars, mountain lions and ocelots
Episode: S10 E1004 | 26:46
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In the America's with David Yetman
Whales and Their Offspring in San Ignacio Lagoon
Protecting whales and cultivating the friendship between people and the gentle giants.
Episode: S10 E1006 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
The Salton Sea: Life and death in an inland ocean
Exploring a once booming tourist mecca that is now a nearly dead body of water.
Episode: S10 E1005 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
Slickrocks and Monuments in the Four Corners
Explore the Four Corners portion of the Colorado Plateau.
Episode: S10 E1001 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
As the Waters of Lake Powell Recede
The falling water levels of Lake Powell reveal fragments of ancient peoples.
Episode: S10 E1007 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
Colon’s Spain and the Quest for Western Lands
Exploring Huelva, its surroundings and its wealth of cultural and historical influences.
Episode: S10 E1008 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
Christopher Columbus, his time and his plans
Understanding Columbus and the influence and destruction heaped on the Americas.
Episode: S10 E1009 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
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1492: Americans Discover Europe
Exploring the resistance and reception of Europeans to the Americas.
Episode: S10 E1010 | 26:46
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Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
Christopher Columbus, his time and his plans
Understanding Columbus and the influence and destruction heaped on the Americas.
Episode: S10 E1009 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
1492: Americans Discover Europe
Exploring the resistance and reception of Europeans to the Americas.
Episode: S10 E1010 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
As the Waters of Lake Powell Recede
The falling water levels of Lake Powell reveal fragments of ancient peoples.
Episode: S10 E1007 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
The Northern Jaguar Preserve
Conservation groups work for the ideal habitat for jaguars, mountain lions and ocelots
Episode: S10 E1004 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
The wild and explosive past of northwest New Mexico
The natural monuments that define the territories of native peoples in New Mexico.
Episode: S10 E1003 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
Whales and Their Offspring in San Ignacio Lagoon
Protecting whales and cultivating the friendship between people and the gentle giants.
Episode: S10 E1006 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
The Salton Sea: Life and death in an inland ocean
Exploring a once booming tourist mecca that is now a nearly dead body of water.
Episode: S10 E1005 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
Colon’s Spain and the Quest for Western Lands
Exploring Huelva, its surroundings and its wealth of cultural and historical influences.
Episode: S10 E1008 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
Ancient peoples of the Colorado Plateau
Explore how southwestern U.S. native peoples established the Colorado Plateau.
Episode: S10 E1002 | 26:46
Watch • 26:46
In the America's with David Yetman
Slickrocks and Monuments in the Four Corners
Explore the Four Corners portion of the Colorado Plateau.
Episode: S10 E1001 | 26:46