S01E01 Genesis
In Chile's Torres del Paine melt from snow-covered mountains feeds finger-like fjords as they reach out to the sea to join the current lowering its salinity. Rivers estuaries and wetlands are home to many wading...
The current is followed by a unique population of Chilean blue whales and is the last refuge for other extremely rare marine mammals. From the chill of its deepest depths to the wind on its highest cliffs the current creates unusual habitats and is a study in survival.
The Humboldt Current is part of a much larger system the South Pacific Gyre and the equator as its uppermost limit.