A shark tunnel (or aquarium tunnel or acrylic tunnel or exhibit 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.
Most aquarium tunnels are cylindrical in shape, though tunnels can be made elliptical (to make them wider and still keep the top of the tunnel closer to the visitors), or even square.[1]
This list is sorted alphabetically by aquarium name.
| Aquarium name | Location | Length of tunnel | Depth of tunnel floor in aquarium | Tank size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Aquarium | Camden, New Jersey | 40 ft (12 m) | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 550,000 USgal (2,100,000 l) |
| Aquarium of the Bay[2] | San Francisco, California | 300 ft (91 m) | ? | 700,000 USgal (2,600,000 l) |
| Deep Sea World | North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland | 112 m (367 ft) | ? | 1,000,000 imp gal (4,500,000 l; 1,200,000 US gal) |
| Downtown Aquarium, Denver | Denver, Colorado | ? | ? | ? |
| Downtown Aquarium, Houston | Houston, Texas | ? | ? | ? |
| Georgia Aquarium | Atlanta, Georgia | 100 ft (30 m) | ? | 6,200,000 USgal (23,000,000 l) |
| Henry Doorly Zoo | Omaha, Nebraska | 70 ft (21 m) | 17 ft (5.2 m) | 900,000 USgal (3,400,000 l) |
| Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World | Auckland, New Zealand | 72 ft (22 m) | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 400,000 USgal (1,500,000 l) |
| Aquaria KLCC | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ? | ? | ? |
| Aquarium Barcelona[3] | Barcelona, Spain | 262 ft (80 m) | 16.4 ft (5.0 m) | 1,190,000 USgal (4,500,000 l) |
| Newport Aquarium | Newport, Kentucky | 85 ft (26 m) | 13 ft (4.0 m) † | 380,000 USgal (1,400,000 l) |
| Ocean Park | Hong Kong, China | ? | ? | ? |
| Oklahoma Aquarium | Jenks, Oklahoma | 90 ft (27 m) | 12–14 ft (3.7–4.3 m) | 500,000 USgal (1,900,000 l) |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium | Newport, Oregon | ? | ? | ? |
| Parc Aquarium du Quebec | Quebec, Canada | ? | ? | ? |
| SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 60 ft (18 m) | ? | ? |
| SeaWorld San Diego[4] | San Diego, California | 57 ft (17 m) | ? | 280,000 USgal (1,100,000 l) |
| Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay | Las Vegas, Nevada | ? | ? | ? |
| Sydney Aquarium | Sydney, Australia | ? | ? | ? |
| Turkuazoo[5] | Istanbul, Turkey | 262 ft (80 m) | ? | ? |
| Underwater World | Sentosa, Singapore | ? | ? | ? |
| Vinpearl Underwater World[6] | Nha Trang, Vietnam | ? | ? | ? |
† — Estimated based on top of tunnel being 4 feet under the surface and 9 feet to bottom of tunnel.
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