Marine Biological Laboratory

The Marine Biological Laboratory is a research institution for biological and environmental sciences in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States. MBL was founded in 1888 as a private, nonprofit institution.

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Type: laboratory
Description: biological research center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Also known as: “Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole)”, “Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole”, “MBL”, “Woods Hole”, and “Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Woods Hole School and Nobska Point Light.

Woods Hole School

School building

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The Woods Hole School is a historic school building at 24 School Street in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States within the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. Woods Hole School is situated 1,000 feet east of Marine Biological Laboratory.

Nobska Point Light

Lighthouse

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Nobska Light, originally called Nobsque Light, also known as Nobska Point Light, is a lighthouse located near the division between Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, and Vineyard Sound in the settlement of Woods Hole, Massachusetts on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Nobska Point Light is situated 1 mile southeast of Marine Biological Laboratory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woods Hole and Falmouth.

Woods Hole

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The village of Woods Hole administratively belongs to the town of Falmouth, in the Upper Cape area of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Woods Hole has a great natural harbor and was once a fishing and whaling center but now is known for its beautiful beaches, sport fishing, quaint shops and marine research facilities.

Falmouth

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Falmouth is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod's southwest corner. It includes the villages of Woods Hole, West Falmouth, North Falmouth, Hatchville, Silver Beach, East Falmouth, Teaticket, and Waquoit. It is the Cape's second most populous town.

West Chop

Hamlet

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West Chop is a residential area located in the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is a peninsula surrounded on the north and west by Vineyard Sound and on the east by Vineyard Haven Harbor. West Chop is situated 5 miles southeast of Marine Biological Laboratory.

Marine Biological Laboratory

Categories: research institute, educational institution, center for marine biology, and nonprofit organization
Location: Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.52539° or 41° 31′ 31″ north

Longitude

-70.67253° or 70° 40′ 21″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87HFG8GG+5X

GeoNames ID

4943140

Wikidata ID

Q500632

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Marine Biological Laboratory” goes by many names.

Bavarian: “Marine Biological Laboratory”
Chinese: “海洋生物学实验室”
Chinese: “海洋生物學實驗室”
Chinese: “海洋生物实验室”
Chinese: “海洋生物實驗室”
Dutch: “Marine Biological Laboratory”
Esperanto: “Laboratorio de mara biologio”
French: “Laboratoire de biologie marine”
French: “MBL”
German: “Marine Biological Laboratory”
German: “Marine Laboratory Woods Hole”
German: “Meeresbiologisches Laboratorium Woods Hole”
German: “Meereslaboratorium Woods Hole”
Hebrew: “המעבדה לביולוגית ימית”
Italian: “Marine Biological Laboratory”
Japanese: “ウッズホール海洋生物学研究所”
Polish: “Marine Biological Laboratory”
Portuguese: “Laboratório Biológico Marinho”
Slovenian: “Marine Biological Laboratory”
Slovenian: “MBL”
Spanish: “Marine Biological Laboratory”
Ukrainian: “Морська біологічна лабораторія”

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