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The College of The Bahamas :: Oakes Field :: P.O. Box N-4912 :: Nassau, The Bahamas
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The Gerace Research Centre (GRC), formerly the Bahamian Field Station), is located on the shore of Graham's Harbour on the north coast of the island of San Salvador in The Bahamas. The centre has been in operation since 1971 and offers facilities for students, professors, and researchers from around the world to study in a tropical environment. Since 1972, under the auspices of the Gerace Research Centre, scientists from all over the world have been conducting research on San Salvador in Archaeology, Biology, Geology, and Marine Science.
Facilities
The GRC has 15 buildings on 8 acres of land that provide:
- Accommodation for 200 people
- Motel-type rooms for faculty, most with WiFi access and available air conditioning
- Semi-private rooms for graduate students
- Dormitory housing for undergraduate students
- Full service Cafeteria serving three meals daily (including vegetarian dishes)
- 10 Laboratory / Classrooms, 5 with air conditioning
- 2 Large Lecture Rooms with air conditioning
- A Library with air conditioning, computers, and internet access
- A Specimen Repository
- A Wet Lab with sea water aquaria
- Basketball and Volleyball courts
Equipment
The centre provides the following basic equipment for researchers and groups:
- Vehicles for transporting researchers and students
- Fully captained power boat (for small fee)
- Canoes
- SCUBA tanks (for daily rental)
- Snorkeling gear (for daily rental)
- Basic field and laboratory equipment
> Visit the Gerace Research Centre's Web site...
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The College of The Bahamas :: Oakes Field :: P.O. Box N-4912 :: Nassau, The Bahamas :: Tel (242) 302.4300 :: Email cob@cob.edu.bs
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