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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, at Woods Hole, Mass.; est. 1930. In addition to oceanographic research, it conducts important work in meteorology, biology, geology, and geophysics. Its facilities include laboratories and several oceangoing research vessels, including the research ship Atlantis and the submersible Alvin, which discovered the wrecks of the Titanic and Bismarck. Woods Hole is also the site of the U.S. Marine Biological Laboratory and the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Biological Laboratory and Aquarium. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the world's largest, private non-profit research institution for marine sciences. The two agencies will invest about $5 million annually for a total of $25 million to support the centers, which are located at the University of Washington, the University of Hawaii, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the University of Miami. asks Darlene Ketten of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Mass. |
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