SciLands Virtual Continent
NOAA’s Second Second Life Island

We invite you to try out the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) second island in Second Life called Okeanos. There you can hop aboard a survey vessel and map the ocean floor, assist in the clean up efforts of an oil spill, observe the effects of harmful algal blooms known as red tides, and explore a multitude of coral sanctuaries. These and other adventures await you at the SLURL below! Make sure to pick up a heads up display (HUD) before you begin your journey.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Okeanos/64/217/30/

Figure 1: Staring down a seal

Figure 2: Cleaning up an oil spill

Figure 3: Charting the sea floor