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Large aquariums exhibit a wide variety of species and animals in a large range of tanks. These are typically public aquariums and may also include oceanariums and dolphinariums, designed to showcase a diverse range of marine animals for the public. In operation Only aquariums with a total capacity of more than 10 million litres and/or a tank larger than 5 million litres are included in the ...
The Lisbon Oceanarium (Portuguese: Oceanário de Lisboa, pronounced [ɔsi.ɐˈnaɾi.u ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ]) is an oceanarium in Lisbon, Portugal. It is located in the Parque das Nações, which was the exhibition grounds for the Expo '98. It is one of the largest indoor aquariums in Europe [4] and approximately 1 million people visit each year. [5]
The largest tank is the Pacific Ocean tank which is has a maximum length of 34 metres (112 ft), a depth of 9 metres (30 ft) and holds 5,400 cubic metres (190,699 cu ft) of water and a variety of fish including Indian mackerel, Pacific bluefin tuna, reef manta rays, scalloped hammerhead sharks and two whale sharks.
At that time, the largest main tank in the aquarium had a water volume of 1,100,000 litres (291,000 US gal), which was the largest in the world. [11] [12] The Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium is one of the first public aquariums in the world that breeds large sharks and rays such as whale sharks and manta rays. [11] [12]
In 2023 the park hosted 12.52 million visitors, making it the sixth-most visited theme park in the world and the most visited theme park in the world that is not a Disney or Universal park. [ 5 ] Among its attractions are a wide range of amusement rides and animal shows, as well as one of the world's largest oceanariums with a total of 48.75 ...
The position as world's largest oceanarium has since shifted repeatedly in recent years. From 2005 to 2012 it was the Georgia Aquarium in the United States with an initial total water volume of 32,000 m 3 (8,500,000 US gal), later it expanded to 38,000 m 3 (10,000,000 US gal), and home to 100–120,000 animals of 700 species.
The 8-hectare (20-acre) park is home to two primary attractions—the S.E.A. (Southeast Asia) Aquarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark. Upon its opening in 2012, the S.E.A. Aquarium had the distinction of being the world’s largest oceanarium and public aquarium, a title it held through 2014, [2] [3] until it was surpassed by Chimelong Ocean ...
Beijing Underwater World - Beijing (1998) [2] [3] Changfeng Ocean World (Sea Life Shanghai) - Shanghai (1999) Chimelong Ocean Kingdom - Hengqin, Zhuhai (2014) Cube Aquarium - Chengdu (2015) Hangzhou Polar Ocean Park - Hangzhou (2008) Hefei Oceanarium - Hefei (future) [3] [4] Nanjing Underwater World - Nanjing (1996) Polar Ocean World - Qingdao ...