Pearlington in Hancock County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Tsunami Buoy

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2017

1. Tsunami Buoy Marker

Inscription.
In 1995, NOAA began the development of the Deep-ocean Assessment and Detection of Tsunami (DART) system to provide better warnings for tsunami-prone communities. Until 2004, the U.S. operated 6 systems in the Pacific Ocean, however the network has expanded to 39 buoys operating in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. The tsunami buoy and companion sea-floor sensor use satellite communication to transmit tsunami wave information to Tsunami Warning Centers around the globe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 30° 18.719′ N, 89° 36.257′ W. Marker is in Pearlington, Mississippi, in Hancock County. It can be reached from Discovery Circle half a mile west of State Highway 607, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Discovery Circle, Pearlington MS 39572, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and

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on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: TAO Buoy (here, next to this marker); Special Operations Craft Riverine (a few steps from this marker); H-1 Rocket Engine (a few steps from this marker); F-1 Rocket Engine (within shouting distance of this marker); Infinity Eagle (within shouting distance of this marker); Lunar Lander (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gainesville Volunteers (approx. ¼ mile away); Napoleon (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pearlington.

More about this marker. Located at the Infinity Science Center, off of exit 2 off of Interstate 10 Mississippi east bound.

Also see . . . Infinity Science Center. (Submitted on September 2, 2017.)

Tsunami Buoy and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2017

2. Tsunami Buoy and Marker

Tsunami Buoy image. Click for full size.

September 2, 2017

3. Tsunami Buoy

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2017.