Biosphere 2

University of Arizona Biosphere 2 is an American Earth system science research facility located in . Its mission is to serve as a center for research, outreach, teaching, and lifelong learning about Earth, its living systems, and its place in the universe.
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  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: artificial closed ecological system
  • Also known as: “Biosphere 2 Research Center” and “University of Arizona Biosphere 2”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oracle Junction and Oracle.

Hamlet
is a populated place and part of the SaddleBrooke designated census area in , , United States, near the junction of Arizona State Routes 77 and 79. It is an estimated 3,320 feet above sea level. is situated 5 miles west of Biosphere 2.

Photo: cgpgrey, CC BY 2.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 3,686 at the 2010 Census, falling to 3,051 at the 2020 Census.

Biosphere 2

Latitude
32.57836° or 32° 34′ 42″ north
Longitude
-110.84828° or 110° 50′ 54″ west
Operator
University of Arizona
Open location code
854FH5H2+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1416267828
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­education
Wiki­data ID
Q68139
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Satellite Map

Discover Biosphere 2 from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Biosphere 2” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيوسفير ٢”
  • Arabic: “بيوسفير 2”
  • Arabic: “غلاف حيوي 2”
  • Arabic: “غلاف حيوي ٢”
  • Basque: “Biosphere 2”
  • Belarusian: “Біясфэра-2”
  • Bulgarian: “Биосфера 2”
  • Chinese: “生物圈2号”
  • Chinese: “生物圈二号”
  • Chinese: “生物圈二號”
  • Dutch: “Biosfeer 1”
  • Dutch: “Biosfeer 2”
  • Dutch: “Biosphere 2”
  • Esperanto: “Biosfero 2”
  • Finnish: “Biosfääri 2”
  • Finnish: “Biosphere 2”
  • French: “Biosphere 2”
  • French: “Biosphère 2”
  • French: “Biosphere II”
  • French: “Biosphère II”
  • German: “Biosphäre 2 Forschungszentrum”
  • German: “Biosphäre 2”
  • German: “Biosphäre II”
  • German: “Biosphere 2”
  • German: “Biosphere II”
  • Hebrew: “ביוספירה 2”
  • Hungarian: “Bioszféra 2”
  • Ido: “Biosfero 2”
  • Indonesian: “Biosphere 2”
  • Italian: “Biosfera 2”
  • Japanese: “Biosphere 2”
  • Japanese: “Biosphere2”
  • Japanese: “バイオスフィア2”
  • Korean: “바이오스피어 2”
  • Korean: “바이오스피어2”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Biosphere 2”
  • Norwegian: “Biosphere 2”
  • Persian: “زیست‌کره ۲”
  • Polish: “Biosfera 2”
  • Portuguese: “Biosfera 2”
  • Portuguese: “Projeto Biosfera 2”
  • Romanian: “Biosphere 2”
  • Russian: “Биосфера 2”
  • Russian: “Биосфера-2”
  • Serbian: “biosfe”
  • Slovenian: “Biosfera”
  • Spanish: “Biosfera 2”
  • Swedish: “Biosphere 2”
  • Turkish: “Biyosfer 2”
  • Turkish: “Biyosfer II”
  • Ukrainian: “Біосфера 2”
  • Ukrainian: “Біосфера-2”
  • Vietnamese: “Biosphere 2”
  • Vietnamese: “Biosphere II”

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