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oceanographic

[oh-shuh-nuh-gra-fik] / ˌoʊ ʃə nəˈgræ fɪk /








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She compared being on the Plancius, which was originally an oceanographic research vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy, to staying at a Hampton Inn rather than a Marriott.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

Its subsidiary won a S$198 million contract to build an advanced oceanographic research vessel for Taiwan’s National Academy of Marine Research over four years, the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Using genetic analyses and oceanographic modelling, researchers at Oxford University demonstrated for the first time that a network of ocean currents scatter significant numbers of larvae between these distant islands, acting as a 'coral superhighway.'

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2024

China has greater strategic ambitions and it's likely to send more ships to the Indian Ocean region for oceanographic research or to protect its commercial interests, experts say.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2024

An oceanographic investigation of the Adriatic Sea took place in Feb. and March, 1911.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various




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