Biosphere 2 facility * 3.14 acre Biosphere facility * 7,200,000 cubic feet of sealed glass, 6,500 windows * 91 feet at highest point * sealed from the earth below by a 500-ton welded stainless steel liner * 40-acre campus * 300,000 sq. ft. of administrative offices, classrooms, labs, conference center, housing
Name
"Biosphere 2" derives from the idea that it is modeled on Earth, the first biosphere.
Elevation
3,820 ft.
Visitors, 1991-2007 * 2,300,000 visitors * 325,000 K-12 student visitors
Ecosystems under glass * Ocean with coral reef * Mangrove wetlands * Tropical rainforest * Savannah grassland * Fog desert
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krolik1618 3 years ago