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s that have aired on Discovery Channel's

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. The specials are mainly filmed in the

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off the coast of

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, many on Seal Island in

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, near

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, or in

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Episode list

# ''Air Jaws: Sharks of South Africa'' (2001) # ''Air Jaws II: Even Higher'' (2002) # ''Ultimate Air Jaws'' (2010) # ''Air Jaws Apocalypse'' (2012) # ''Air Jaws: Fin of Fury'' (2014) # ''Air Jaws: Walking with Great Whites'' (2015) # ''Air Jaws: Night Stalker'' (2016) # ''Air Jaws: The Hunted'' (2018) # ''Air Jaws: Back from the Dead'' (2018) # ''Air Jaws Strikes Back'' (2019) # ''Air Jaws Ultimate Breach Off'' (2020) # ''Air Jaws 2020'' (2020) # ''Air Jaws: Going for Gold'' (2021) # ''Air Jaws: Top Guns'' (2022)

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References

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