Scripps Institution of Oceanography
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is the center for oceanography and earth science at the University of California, San Diego. Its main campus is located in La Jolla, with additional facilities in Point Loma.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Description: center for ocean and Earth science research
- Also known as: “Marine Biological Association of San Diego”, “Scripps”, “Scripps Institute of Oceanography”, “Scripps Institution for Biological Research”, “Scripps Institution of Biological Research”, “Scripps Oceanography”, and “SIO”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Scripps Building and Stephen Birch Aquarium.
Old Scripps Building
University building
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The George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory, known as the Old Scripps Building, is a historic research facility on the campus of the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, California.
Stephen Birch Aquarium
Public aquarium
Birch Aquarium is a public aquarium in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It serves as the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, with over half a million people visiting the aquarium each year. Stephen Birch Aquarium is situated 860 feet east of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torrey Pines and La Jolla.
Torrey Pines
Suburb
Torrey Pines is a community neighborhood of 2,600 acres in the northern coastal area of San Diego, California, United States, with large areas of office space along Interstate 5. Torrey Pines is situated 2 miles north of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
La Jolla
La Jolla is an upscale beach neighborhood of 48,000 people in San Diego that, while part of the city, is often viewed as its own distinct community. La Jolla is home to the University of California, San Diego campus, beautiful beaches, and gorgeous scenery.
University City
Suburb
University City is a community in San Diego, California, located in the northwestern portion of the city next to the University of California, San Diego. University City is situated 2½ miles east of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Scripps Institution of Oceanography” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معهد سكريبس لعلم المحيطات”
- Bulgarian: “Институт по океанография „Скрипс“”
- Bulgarian: “Институт по океанография Скрипс”
- Catalan: “Institució Scripps d’Oceanografia”
- Catalan: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Catalan: “Scripps Oceanography”
- Catalan: “Scripps”
- Chinese: “斯克利普斯海洋研究所”
- Chinese: “斯克裏普斯海洋學研究所”
- Chinese: “斯克里普斯海洋学研究所”
- Chinese: “斯克里普斯海洋學研究所”
- Chinese: “斯克里普斯海洋研究所”
- Chinese: “斯卡臘普斯海洋研究所”
- Czech: “Scrippsův oceánografický ústav”
- Dutch: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Esperanto: “Instituto de Oceanografio Scripps”
- Esperanto: “Instituto Scripps de Oceanografio”
- Esperanto: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Estonian: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Estonian: “Scripps”
- French: “Institut d’océanographie Scripps”
- French: “Institut docéanographie Scripps”
- Georgian: “სკრიპსის ოკეანოგრაფიის ინსტიტუტი”
- German: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Hebrew: “מכון סקריפס לאוקיינוגרפיה”
- Indonesian: “Lembaga Oseanografi Scripps”
- Italian: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Japanese: “スクリップス海洋研究所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Polish: “Instytut Oceanografii Scrippsów”
- Polish: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Portuguese: “Instituto de Oceanografia Scripps”
- Portuguese: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Slovenian: “Oceanografski inštitut Scripps”
- Slovenian: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Slovenian: “Scripps”
- Slovenian: “SIO”
- Spanish: “Instituto Scripps de Oceanografía”
- Swedish: “Scripps Institution of Oceanography”
- Tatar: “Эдвард Скриппс исемендәге океанография институты”
- Ukrainian: “Інститут біологічних досліджень Скріппса”
- Ukrainian: “Інститут океанографії Скріппса”
- Ukrainian: “Морська біологічна асоціація Сан-Дієго”
- Welsh: “Sefydliad Scripps mewn Eigioneg”
- Yue Chinese: “斯卡臘普斯海洋研究所”
- “SIO”
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