Synopsis
Kate Humble goes on an awe-inspiring adventure to Ambrym in Vanuatu, where she abseils into a volcano containing one of only five lava lakes on the planet.
- Programme: Kate Humble: Into the Volcano
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Geography
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