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More than twice the width of the Atlantic Ocean, |
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the South Pacific is 10,000 miles wide. |
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Many of the pioneers who made it to the most easterly islands |
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set off from its far-western corner. |
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And, for most, New Guinea was the launch pad. |
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Three times the size of Britain, |
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this is the largest tropical island in the world |
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and the richest in animal life |
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with some truly eye-catching residents. |
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Like this Goldie's Bird of paradise. |
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Never filmed before, |
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Goldie's are just one of New Guinea's 38 species of bird of paradise,Goldie |
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all famed for their spectacular plumage. |
