Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Place Name
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Place Status (Type)
institution
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada, North America
Latitude
unknown
Longitude
unknown
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada,
opposite Halifax, on N side of E end of MacKay Bridge. Situated on
Bedford Basin at entrance to The Narrows. The facility was greatly
expanded during the 1970s. It has been the base for oceanographic
research in the Can. waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Hudson Bay, and
waters surrounding the Arctic isls., with special emphasis during 1980s
and 1990s on development of Grand and George's Banks oil and natural
gas fields, oil exploration along Lab. coast and fluctuations in fish
catches, esp. the cod industry collapse in mid-1990s.
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