Shark tunnel
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Shark Tunnel at the Georgia Aquarium
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]
List of aquariums with shark tunnels
This list is sorted alphabetically by aquarium name.
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| 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 US gal (2,100,000 l) |
| Antalya Aquarium | Antalya, Turkey | 430 ft (131 m) | ? | 1,850,000 US gal (7,000,000 l) |
| Aquarium of the Bay[2] | San Francisco, California | 300 ft (91 m) | ? | 700,000 US gal (2,600,000 l) |
| California Academy of Sciences (rainforest exhibit)[3] |
San Francisco, California | 25 ft (7.6 m) | ? | 100,000 US gal (380,000 l) |
| Dallas World Aquarium | Dallas, Texas | ? | ? | ? |
| Deep Sea World | North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland | 367 ft (112 m) | ? | 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) | ? | 6,300,000 US gal (24,000,000 l) |
| Dubai Mall Aquarium - Underwater Zoo[4] | UAE, Dubai | 167 ft (51 m) | ? | 264,172 US gal (1,000,000 l) |
| Greater Cleveland Aquarium[5] | Cleveland, Ohio | 150 ft (46 m) | ? | 500,000 US gal (1,900,000 l) |
| Henry Doorly Zoo | Omaha, Nebraska | 70 ft (21 m) | 17 ft (5.2 m) | 900,000 US gal (3,400,000 l) |
| Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium | Auckland, New Zealand | 72 ft (22 m) | 8 ft (2.4 m) | 400,000 US gal (1,500,000 l) |
| Aquaria KLCC[6] | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 300 ft (90 m) | ? | ? |
| Aquarium Barcelona[7] | Barcelona, Spain | 262 ft (80 m) | 16.4 ft (5.0 m) | 1,190,000 US gal (4,500,000 l) |
| Newport Aquarium | Newport, Kentucky | 85 ft (26 m) | 13 ft (4.0 m) † | 380,000 US gal (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 US gal (1,900,000 l) |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium | Newport, Oregon | ? | ? | ? |
| Parc Aquarium du Quebec | Quebec, Canada | ? | ? | 92,000 US gal (350,000 l) |
| SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida | 60 ft (18 m) | ? | ? |
| SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 300 ft (91 m) | ? | ? |
| SeaWorld San Diego[8] | San Diego, California | 57 ft (17 m) | ? | 280,000 US gal (1,100,000 l) |
| Shanghai Ocean Aquarium[9] | Shanghai, China | 390 ft (120 m) | ? | 580,000 US gal (2,200,000 l) |
| Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay | Las Vegas, Nevada | ? | ? | ? |
| Sydney Aquarium | Sydney, Australia | ? | ? | 530,000 US gal (2,000,000 l) |
| Turkuazoo[10] | Istanbul, Turkey | 262 ft (80 m) | ? | ? |
| Underwater World[11] | Langkawi, Malaysia | 49 ft (15 m) | ? | 130,000 US gal (500,000 l) |
| Underwater World[12] | Sentosa, Singapore | 272 ft (83 m) | ? | ? |
| Vinpearl Underwater World[13] | Nha Trang, Vietnam | ? | ? | ? |
† — Estimated based on top of tunnel being 4 feet under the surface and 9 feet to bottom of tunnel.
See also
- Ithaa, an underwater restaurant in the Maldives.
- List of Aquaria
Notes
- ↑ "Shapes for Aquarium Tunnels". hydrosight.com/. Hydrosight. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "About Aquarium of the Bay". aquariumofthebay.org. Aquarium of the Bay. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ Tavares, I. (Sept. 2009). "San Francisco's all-new Steinhart Aquarium". http://www.calacademy.org. Tropical Fish Hobbyist. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.thedubaiaquarium.com/
- ↑ http://greaterclevelandaquarium.com/media/
- ↑ Aquaria KLCC ... Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- ↑ "The Oceanarium". aquariumbcn.com. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "Shark Encounter". seaworld.com. Busch Entertainment Corporation. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ↑ "Shanghai Ocean Aquarium". advanced-aquariums.com. Advanced Aquarium Technologies. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ↑ "About the Aquarium". turkuazoo.com. Turkazoo Istanbul. 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ UKM To Undertake Scientific Research At Underwater World Langkawi
- ↑ Welcome To Underwaterworld Singapore
- ↑ "Vinpearl Underwater World". vinpearlland.com. Turkazoo Istanbul. 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
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