Nha Trang Oceanography Institute
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The Nha Trang Oceanography Institute or Institute of Oceanography in Nhatrang is an oceanography
institute located at 1 Cau Da St., next to Cau Da Wharf, about 6km from the centre of Nha Trang
, Khanh Hoa Province
, Vietnam
. Established in 1923, it was one of the first centres for scientific research in Vietnam and is an important location for tropical oceanographic research.
The Marine Animal Museum is located in the vicinity which has more than 20,000 sea and freshwater creatures.
Oceanography
Oceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
institute located at 1 Cau Da St., next to Cau Da Wharf, about 6km from the centre of Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
, Khanh Hoa Province
Khanh Hoa Province
Khánh Hòa is a province of Vietnam, located in the South Central Coast. It has a population of 1,066,300 and spans an area of 5,197 km². Its capital is Nha Trang...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. Established in 1923, it was one of the first centres for scientific research in Vietnam and is an important location for tropical oceanographic research.
The Marine Animal Museum is located in the vicinity which has more than 20,000 sea and freshwater creatures.