Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Summary

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's field of work was oceanography^[3].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's field of work was marine biology^[4].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's field of work was ocean chemistry^[5].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's field of work was submarine geology^[6].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's field of work was physical oceanography^[7].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's field of work was oceanographic research^[8].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was a member of Council on Governmental Relations^[9].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was a member of Association of Independent Research Institutes^[10].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is in the country of United States^[11].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's instance of is recorded as research institute^[12].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's instance of is recorded as educational institution^[13].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[14].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's headquarters location is recorded as Woods Hole^[15].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as Ocean Life Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^[16].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's child organization or unit is recorded as Woods Hole Sea Grant^[17].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Commons category is recorded as Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^[18].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's industry is recorded as research^[19].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution comprises MBLWHOI Library^[20].
• 1930 marks the founding of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^[21].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.52444444444444, 'lon': -70.67083333333333}^[22].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's official website is recorded as https://www.whoi.edu/^[23].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^[24].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's participant in is recorded as Biodiversity Heritage Library^[25].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's affiliation is recorded as Biodiversity Heritage Library^[26].
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization^[27].

Body

Founding

1930 marks the founding of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^[21].

Operations

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's headquarters location is recorded as Woods Hole^[15]. Subsidiaries include Ocean Life Institute, it^[16] and Woods Hole Sea Grant^[17], a facility^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1977^[30].

Industry

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's industry is recorded as research^[19]. Fields of work include oceanography^[3], a field of study^[31]; marine biology^[4], a branch of biology^[32]; ocean chemistry^[5], a science^[33]; submarine geology^[6], an academic discipline^[34]; physical oceanography^[7], a field of study^[35]; and oceanographic research^[8].

Why It Matters

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ranks in the top 2% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

It is credited with the discovery of 52-hertz whale^[38], a whale^[39].

FAQs

What did Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discover?

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is credited as discoverer of 52-hertz whale^[38].