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The Best Episodes of What on Earth? Season 1

Every episode of What on Earth? Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of What on Earth? Season 1!

The Best Episodes of What on Earth? Season 1

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  1. 6.2/10(21 votes)

    #1 - North Korea is Burning

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    A possible smoke screen over North Korea worries military analysts while an amateur archaeologist makes an extraordinary discovery with the help of a satellite image; has this image revealed not one but two forgotten pyramids in Egypt?

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  2. 6.2/10(32 votes)

    #2 - Nazi Ice Fortress

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    Images of earth from space reveal an intimate portrait of human activity. Cities glow bright while the wilderness remains dark. Why then is the Australian outback, lit up like a series of vast cities?

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  3. 6.0/10(33 votes)

    #3 - Lost City of Gold

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    Weird barren rings in the Namib Desert, an island the size of Manhattan that vanishes without trace and a lost city in the heart of the Amazonian jungle. What on Earth? Investigates six more mysteries captured from space.

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  4. 5.8/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Secrets of the Sahara

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    First seen from space in 1965, the Eye of the Sahara is a beautiful 25 mile structure, but how it formed remains a mystery. And are extraordinary clouds emanating from an island in the Indian Ocean evidence of a terrifying new weather weapon?

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  5. 5.6/10(41 votes)

    #5 - Lake of Blood

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    A massive tsunami hundreds of feet high that never touches land; a secret underground base in China; an image from space may have revealed the location of the Garden of Eden.

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  6. 5.6/10(24 votes)

    #6 - Finding Sodom

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    NASA astronaut Mike Barratt, describes photographing a strange ring in the ice on the world's oldest and most mysterious lake from the International Space Station. More rings on Lake Baikal have been seen since, they baffle scientists.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"North Korea is Burning" is the best rated episode of "What on Earth?" season 1. It scored 6.2/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/10/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Nazi Ice Fortress".