The Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute are important
examples of prominent oceanographic institutions in the United States. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
The idea of the Oceanographic Institution in Monaco had spread across the world. The Scripps
Institute in La Jolla, California was founded in 1912. Woods Hole was founded in 1930 in Cape Cod
on the east coast of the United States. Information can be found in the section Contemporary
Oceanography Makes Use of Modern Technology.
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