Synopsis
Simon Reeve voyages across the Coral Triangle, a remote wilderness of tropical reefs and jungle-clad islands described as the Amazon of the seas.
- Programme: Wilderness with Simon Reeve
- Episode: 3: Coral Triangle
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2024
- Geography
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