TV Nature - Season 7 Episode 5 : Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: Seas Under Capricorn Nature - Season 7 Episode 5 : Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: Seas Under Capricorn 7.8/10 by 39 users Two distinct marine worlds meet in the waters that encircle Australia. In its long voyage into isolation following its breakaway from Gondwana, 45 million years ago, the island continent came to span both tropical and temperate seas. Today its shores are ringed by the most diverse assemblies of marine life on earth. This program recounts the making of this unique Australia down under, from the storm tossed kelp forests of the cool south, to the magic splendours of the Great Barrier Reef. The program begins its story where Australia was born, in the southern latitudes of the Antarctic seas. Antarctica is the last remnant of Gondwana - it froze over after the other continents broke away, but its cool rich waters still generate a wealth of nutrients which, carried by the deep currents, sustain Australia's marine life. Details Casts Posters Images Title Nature - Season 7 Episode 5 : Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: Seas Under Capricorn Alternative Titles Nature with George Page First Air Date 1982-10-10 Last Air Date 2025-10-29 Number of Episodes 683 Number of Seasons 44 Genres Documentary, Family, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Nature Season 7 :Episode 1 Bonebreakers' Mountain Bonebreakers' Mountain 1988-10-09 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 2 Extremadura: Spain's Forgotten Forest Extremadura: Spain's Forgotten Forest 1988-10-16 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 3 Peacock's War Peacock's War 1988-10-30 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 4 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: A Separate Creation Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: A Separate Creation 1988-11-13 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 5 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: Seas Under Capricorn Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: Seas Under Capricorn 1988-11-20 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 6 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Making of the Bush Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Making of the Bush 1988-11-27 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 7 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Sunburnt Country Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Sunburnt Country 1988-12-04 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 8 Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Land of Flood and Fire Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Land of Flood and Fire 1988-12-11 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 9 Nature of Australia: A Portrait of the Island Continent: End of Isolation Nature of Australia: A Portrait of the Island Continent: End of Isolation 1988-12-18 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 10 Night Hunters Night Hunters 1989-01-08 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 11 Beyond Timbuktu Beyond Timbuktu 1989-02-05 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 12 Under the Emerald Sea Under the Emerald Sea 1989-02-19 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 13 Wild Waterfalls Wild Waterfalls 1989-02-26 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 14 Meerkats United / The Bee-Team Meerkats United / The Bee-Team 1989-03-05 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 15 Icebird Icebird 1989-03-12 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 16 Mozu the Snow Monkey Mozu the Snow Monkey 1989-03-19 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 17 The Everglades: Rain Machine The Everglades: Rain Machine 1989-03-26 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 18 Islands in the Sky Islands in the Sky 1989-04-16 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 19 Rulers of the Wind Rulers of the Wind 1989-04-30 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 7 :Episode 20 Kariba: the Lake that Made a Dent Kariba: the Lake that Made a Dent 1989-05-14 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy...