Entrance to UnderWater World |
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| Location | Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
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| Volume of largest tank | 2,500,000 l (660,000 USgal)[1] |
| Memberships | ZAA[2] |
| Website | www.underwaterworld.com.au |
UnderWater World at Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia is a marine mammal park, oceanarium and wildlife sanctuary. Underwater World is an institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA).
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Several scenes in the Jackie Chan 1996 film Police Story 4: First Strike were shot in the park,[3] including a scene in the main aquarium. In one of the scenes a tourist family is visible in the reflection on one of the tanks.
A moving walkway in a 80-metre (260 ft) shark tunnel under the 2,500,000-litre (660,000 USgal) oceanarium takes visitors past several viewing windows, with fish swimming all around the walkway. The exhibit includes three separate habitats: coral reef, cave and open ocean. Its residents include rays, moray eels, grey nurse sharks, sandbar whalers, whitetip reef sharks, and zebra sharks.[1]
This exhibit is an interactive journey from land to deep sea. It features the world’s largest marine, land and migratory crab species. Species of crabs in the exhibit include giant Japanese spider crabs, robber crabs (also known as coconut crabs) and Christmas Island red and blue crabs.[4]
UnderWater World is also home to fresh water Crocodiles. It also has a dead Giant squid Preserved in a block of ice.
UnderWater World presents seal shows and wildlife information talks, and has hands-on marine displays. Shows at the park include:
UnderWater World is a rehabilitation centre for turtles, dugongs, dolphins and seals.
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