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  2. Marineland of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Marineland of Florida (usually just called Marineland), one of Florida's first marine mammal parks, is billed as "the world's first oceanarium". Marineland functions as an entertainment and swim -with-the- dolphins facility, and reopened to the public on March 4, 2006 (charging the original 1938 admission price of one dollar).

  3. Oceanarium - Wikipedia

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    Marineland of Florida, one of the first theme parks in Florida, United States, started in 1938, claims to be "the world's first oceanarium" . Marineland of Florida was developed as Marine Studios near St. Augustine in Marineland, Florida, which was followed in Florida by Miami Seaquarium, opened in 1955 and in California by Marineland of the Pacific, opened in 1954 near Los Angeles, and Marine ...

  4. Marineland, Florida - Wikipedia

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    The town of Marineland was established in 1940, [1] and is in both Flagler and St. Johns counties, Florida, United States. Marineland is located 18 miles (29 km) south of St. Augustine along Route A1A. The population was 15 in the 2020 census. The Marineland marine park and the town have become synonymous, however many do not

  5. Marine mammal park - Wikipedia

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    The second marine mammal park, then called an oceanarium, was established in St. Augustine, Florida in 1938. [citation needed] It was initially a large water tank used to exhibit marine mammals for filming underwater movies, and only later became a public attraction. Today Marineland of Florida claims to be "the world's first oceanarium."

  6. Category:Oceanaria in the United States - Wikipedia

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  7. Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience - Wikipedia

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    The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience or Whitney Marine Lab at the University of Florida is a research and teaching facility, that conducts research pertaining to Marine Bioscience. [ 1 ] The Marine lab can be traced back to the benefactor Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney , who donated numerous acres to the University of Florida so that a ...

  8. Talk:Marineland of Florida - Wikipedia

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    In the 1970s following the opening of Walt Disney World in the Orlando, FL, area, Marineland's attendance grew to nearly 1,000,000 annual visitors. The growth of central Florida attractions in the early 1960s was a boon to attractions in the central and north Florida area.

  9. Miami Seaquarium - Wikipedia

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    The Miami Seaquarium is a 38-acre (15 ha) oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida located near downtown Miami. Founded in 1955, it is one of the oldest oceanariums in the United States. In addition to marine mammals, the Miami Seaquarium houses fish, sharks, sea turtles, birds, and reptiles.