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A shark tunnel (or aquarium tunnel or acrylic tunnel) is an underwater tunnel that passes through an aquarium typically with sharks and related aquatic life. They are usually made of thick acrylic glass.
[edit] List of aquariums with shark tunnels
| Aquarium name |
Location |
Length of tunnel |
Depth of tunnel floor in aquarium |
Tank size |
| Feet |
Meters |
Feet |
Meters |
Gallons |
Liters |
| Adventure Aquarium |
Camden, New Jersey |
40 |
12.2 |
9 |
2.7 |
550,000 |
2,080,000 |
| Georgia Aquarium |
Atlanta, Georgia |
100 |
30.5 |
? |
? |
6,200,000 |
23,500,000 |
| Henry Doorly Zoo |
Omaha, Nebraska |
70 |
21.3 |
17 |
5.2 |
900,000 |
3,400,000 |
| Newport Aquarium |
Newport, Kentucky |
85 |
25.9 |
13 † |
3.96 † |
380,000 |
1,440,000 |
| Oklahoma Aquarium |
Jenks, Oklahoma |
? |
? |
? |
? |
500,000 |
1,890,000 |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium |
Newport, Oregon |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Parc Aquarium du Quebec |
Quebec, Canada |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida |
60 |
18.3 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
† — Guesstimated based on top of tunnel being 4 feet under the surface and approximate 9 foot to bottom of tunnel.
[edit] See also
- Ithaa, an underwater restaurant in the Maldives.
- Pier 39, San Francisco, California, has an aquarium with an acrylic tunnel out under the open waters of San Francisco Bay.
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