Oceanário de Lisboa. Lisbon. Portugal
Oceanarium in Lisbon by night. By Vito
The Ocean has always played a huge role in Portugal, shaping its
history and culture. Therefore the Lisbon's aquarium is fully dedicated
to the ocean's ecosystem. The complex, opened in 1998, is a part of
Parque das Nações (the Park of the Nations), the former location of Expo
'98.
The queen of this underwater kingdom is the sunfish (mola mola), the
heaviest bony fish in the world (1,000 kg). The fish, though heavy, is
of a very delicate nature and therefore it requires very unique and
special care - the oceanarium in Lisbon is one of the few aquariums in
the world that are able to house the mola mola.
Rays in Lisbon's aquarium. By JPauloP
AQWA. Perth. Australia
Another place where you can experience the underwater realm with its
abundant marine life is the Aqwa, the Aquarium of the Western Australia,
featuring the Australia's largest aquarium complex. Shipwreck Coast,
the main aquarium's tank, is 40 m long, 20 m wide and 4.5 m deep.
Visitors may admire hundreds of different species of fish and other
ocean creatures walking through a 98 meter long acrylic tunnel, which is
a part of the main tank (it holds 3m litres of seawater). The AQWA's
fish collection includes 8 different types of sharks.
L'Oceanogràfic. Valencia. Spain
Main entrance to Valencia's aquarium. By Pyronious
The Aquarium in Valencia (L'Oceanogràfic) lies in the heart of the
stunning futuristic City of Arts and Sciences. It is the largest
open-air oceanographic park in Europe that takes up 110,000 square
meters of space. Its main building was designed in the shape of a water
lily by a prominent Spanish architect, Felix Candela.
L'Oceanogràfic is inhabited by 45,000 fish and sea animals that
represent the ecosystems of the Mediterranean, Arctic and Antarctic
zones as well as tropical seas, temperate seas and the Red Sea.
Jellyfish leaving the Earth in Valencia's aquarium. By night86mare
The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. Okinawa. Japan.
This is the second largest and one of the most enchanting aquariums
in the world. Its main tank is so large that it deserved to be named
Kuroshio Sea. It holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water.
Whale shark in Okinawa's aquarium. By Dolmang
The main aquarium is one of the three tanks in the world that can
house the whale shark, the world's largest fish that can grow up to 12 m
(40 ft). Here also the first successful birth of manta ray in captivity
took place. The window of the main tank is the second largest acrylic
panel in the world being 22.5 m wide, 8.2 m high and 600 mm thick.
Watch the spectacular show featuring the Kuroshio Sea's marine residents:
The AquaDom. Berlin. Germany.
Acrylic cylinder in AquaDom. By k1rsch
The AquaDom is the most unusual (in terms of design and innovation)
of the world's aquariums. It is a 25 m tall acrylic glass aquarium of
cylindrical shape. The built-in glass elevator takes visitors up on a
tour through the aquarium filled with around 2,600 fish of 56 species.
This staggering construction is located in the Radisson SAS Hotel in
Berlin, and it is the world's largest acrylic cylinder (diameter of
around 11m). The project cost 12.8m euro.
Dubai Aquarium & Discovery Centre.
This is a record-breaking aquarium featuring the largest acrylic
panel, bigger than the one at Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa. The panel,
listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Largest
Acrylic Panel", is 32.88 m wide, 8.3m high and 750mm thick.
Acrylic tunnel in Dubai's aquarium. By gadgetdan
The aquarium features around 33,000 fishes and sea animals of 85
species. The complex is part of the Dubai Mall, a huge shopping and
entertainment center, opened in November 2008.
Shark in Dubai's aquarium. By Joi
The Georgia Aquarium. Atlanta. The USA.
Georgia Aguarium's entrance. By FLC
Around 100,000 animals of 500 different species are the residents of
the largest aquarium in the world- Georgia Aquarium- that contains
around 8.1 million gallons (31,000 cubic meters) of sea and fresh water.
Acrylic tunnel. Georgia Aquarium. By joaquinuy
Among the most important members of this huge marine residents are
whale sharks - the Georgia Aquarium is the only aquarium outside Asia
that keeps the whale sharks.
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