| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:ecological_research_facility 
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                                | gptkbp:architect | gptkb:Phil_Hawes 
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                                | gptkbp:area | 3.14 acres 
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                                | gptkbp:biome | gptkb:agricultural_policy gptkb:forest
 fog desert
 human habitat
 mangrove wetlands
 ocean with coral reef
 savannah grassland
 
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                                | gptkbp:builtBy | gptkb:Space_Biospheres_Ventures 
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                                | gptkbp:cabinetType | airtight glass and steel structure 
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                                | gptkbp:enclosedVolume | 7,200,000 cubic feet 
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                                | gptkbp:fundedBy | gptkb:Edward_Bass 
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                                | gptkbp:height | up to 91 feet 
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                                | gptkbp:latitude | 32.5722° N 
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                                | gptkbp:location | gptkb:Oracle,_Arizona,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:longitude | 110.8781° W 
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                                | gptkbp:managedBy | gptkb:University_of_Arizona 
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                                | gptkbp:material | gptkb:glass gptkb:steel
 concrete
 
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                                | gptkbp:mediaAppearance | books documentaries
 film "Spaceship Earth" (2020)
 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | Biosphere (Earth is Biosphere 1) 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | largest closed ecological system ever created human experiment in self-sustaining environment
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableMission | Biosphere 2 Mission 1 (1991–1993) Biosphere 2 Mission 2 (1994)
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfPeopleInFirstMission | 8 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSteelFrames | 500 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfWindows | 6,500 
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                                | gptkbp:opened | 1991 
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                                | gptkbp:openToPublic | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:owner | gptkb:University_of_Arizona 
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                                | gptkbp:purpose | closed ecological system research space colonization research
 
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                                | gptkbp:researchInterest | climate change ecology
 sustainability
 
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                                | gptkbp:status | operational 
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                                | gptkbp:touristAttraction | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:UNESCOStatus | not a World Heritage Site 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://biosphere2.org/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Biosfera 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Biosfera 2 
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