National Aquarium Denmark

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Denmark's Aquarium
Date opened 1939 (aquarium in Charlottenlund), 2013 (aquarium in Kastrup)[1]
Location Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
Coordinates 55°38′17″N 12°39′22″E / 55.638°N 12.656°E / 55.638; 12.656Coordinates: 55°38′17″N 12°39′22″E / 55.638°N 12.656°E / 55.638; 12.656
Land area 9,000 m2 (97,000 sq ft)[1]
Number of animals 20,000[1]
Number of species 450[1]
Volume of largest tank 4,000,000 l (880,000 imp gal; 1,100,000 US gal)[1]
Total volume of tanks 7,000,000 l (1,500,000 imp gal; 1,800,000 US gal)[1]
Website www.denblaaplanet.dk/in-english

Denmark's Aquarium (Danish: Danmarks Akvarium) is an aquarium in Denmark. The original aquarium was located in Charlottenlund, but this facility closed in 2012.[1] A new aquarium called The Blue Planet (Danish: Den Blå Planet) opened in March 2013 in Kastrup, a suburb of Copenhagen. Much of the stock from the old aquarium was relocated to this new facility.[1]

Denmark's Aquarium in Charlottenlund started construction in 1937 and was opened in 1939. In 1974, this aquarium was expanded to feature five large landscape aquaria and a biological museum with theme-based exhibits and aquariums. In 1990, the facility was further expanded by a new front hall, café, improved toilet facilities and a schooler service. In the final years before the closure of the aquarium in Charlottenlund, it had about 1,000,000 litres (220,000 imp gal; 260,000 US gal) of water in about 70 aquarium tanks.[3]

The main purpose of the aquarium is to disseminate marine information, help science projects, and help improve educational institutions.

The Blue Planet resembles a whirlpool when seen from above. It often is, being close to the Copenhagen airport. It was designed by Danish architects 3XN.[2][4] It has about 7,000,000 litres (1,500,000 imp gal; 1,800,000 US gal) of water, including a 4,000,000-litre (880,000 imp gal; 1,100,000 US gal) tank for sharks and rays.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The Copenhagen Post (10 August 2012). Copenhagen’s grand old aquarium to ’sleep with the fishes'. Retrieved 15 November 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Designing The Blue Planet". World Architecture News. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
  3. ↑ "Denmark's Aquarium". danmarksakvarium.dk. Denmark's Aquarium. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Rejsegilde på den Blå Planet". MT Højgaard. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 

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