Aquarius Reef Base

The Aquarius Reef Base is an underwater habitat located 5.4 mi off in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida, United States. It is the world's only undersea research laboratory and it is operated by Florida International University.
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  • Type: Research
  • Description: underwater habitat
  • Also known as: Aquarius Habitat” and “NOAA Aquarius Reef Base

Aquarius Reef Base

Latitude
24.95063° or 24° 57′ 2″ north
Longitude
-80.45378° or 80° 27′ 14″ west
Operator
Florida International University
Open location code
76PXXG2W+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6555221460
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Wiki­data ID
Q623183
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