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Marine World Uminonakamichi (マリンワールド海の中道, Marin-wārudō-Uminonakamichi) is a public aquarium in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. [3] It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA), and the aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Fukuoka (Japanese: 福岡市, Fukuoka-shi, [ɸɯ̥kɯoka ꜜɕi] ⓘ) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay , and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times.
The swimming events of the 2001 World Aquatics Championships were held in a temporary pool at Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan in July 2001.This edition of the championships featured 20 events for both men and women, including the introduction of a 50 m event in all strokes and equality in the distance freestyle events, with both men and women swimming both 800 and 1500 m.
Sometimes, the bay is divided into Hakata, Fukuoka, and Imazu Bays, though for simplicity's sake, the term "Hakata Bay" is commonly used as a catch-all to refer to all three. The bay is roughly 10 km from north to south, and 20 km from east to west, covering an area of roughly 133 km 2 .
In September 2007, over 30 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering jointly wrote to the State Council, suggesting the construction of a modern comprehensive maritime museum commensurate with China's status as a major maritime nation. The proposal was approved by the State Council.
Sea World (Chinese: 海上世界; pinyin: Hǎishàng Shìjiè; Jyutping: hoi2 soeng6 sai3 gaai3) is a large tourist attraction and plaza in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen. Its main attraction is the large ship, Minghua , in the center of Sea World.
Marine World Aquarium, located in Chavakkad, Thrissur district, Kerala, is the largest public aquarium in India, that exhibits an amazing variety of marine life.The aquarium, which was created to support marine education and conservation, is home to over 300 species of oceanic life and 3,00,000 fishes.
It showed historical capitals of Chinese dynasties in addition to contemporary place names. It followed Chinese tradition in that it was a map of China, not the world. But contrary to Song period maps which reflected limited Chinese knowledge on geography, it incorporated information on Mongolia and Southeast Asia. It also provided information ...