Synopsis
An exploration inside one of extinct Icelandic volcano.
- Programme: Volcano Live
- Series: 1
- Episode: 3
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Geography | Natural hazards | Volcanoes | Volcanoes
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