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2. Aquarium of the Pacific - Wikipedia

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   The Aquarium of the Pacific (formerly the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific[ 3 ]) is a public aquarium on a 5-acre (20,000 m 2) site on Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California, United States. It is situated across the water from the Long Beach Convention Center, Shoreline Village, and the Queen Mary Hotel and Attraction.

3. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute - Wikipedia

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   The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a private, non-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California. MBARI was founded in 1987 by David Packard, and is primarily funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Christopher Scholin serves as the institute's president and chief executive officer, managing a ...

4. Heal the Bay Aquarium - Wikipedia

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   Heal the Bay Aquarium, previously named the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, is a private-public aquarium at a California State Beach Park managed by Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, located beneath the Santa Monica Pier, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Since 2003, it is operated by Heal the Bay, a nonprofit organization. [ 1]

5. Aquarium of the Bay - Wikipedia

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   Aquarium of the Bay is a public aquarium located at The Embarcadero and Beach Street, at the edge of Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. The aquarium is focused on local aquatic animals from the San Francisco Bay and neighboring rivers and watersheds as far as the Sierra Mountains. Since 2005 the Aquarium has focused its mission on enabling ...

6. Lawnchair Larry flight - Wikipedia

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   On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium -filled weather balloons. [2] The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m), drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro, California, and entered controlled airspace ...

7. 'Doomsday fish' found dead in California days before ... - AOL

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   August 17, 2024 at 6:23 AM. 'Doomsday fish' found dead in California days before earthquake struck Los Angeles. While kayaking and snorkeling in La Jolla, California, a group spotted a very rare ...

8. Monterey Bay Aquarium - Wikipedia

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   Holding 1.2 million US gallons (4,500,000 L), the Open Sea community exhibit is the aquarium's largest tank. [s] Made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, it is 80 feet (24 m) long [18] and 35 feet (11 m) deep. Its largest viewing window—at 54 feet (16 m) long and 14.5 feet (4.4 m) tall—was reportedly the largest aquarium window in the world ...

9. Association of Zoos and Aquariums - Wikipedia

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   www.aza.org. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization founded in 1924 and dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.