Shark tunnel
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, United States | 40 ft (12 m) | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 550,000 US gal (2,100,000 l) | |
| Antalya Aquarium[2] | Antalya, Turkey | 430 ft (131 m) | ? | 1,300,000 US gal (5,000,000 l) | |
| Aquaria KLCC[3] | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 300 ft (90 m) | ? | ? | |
| Aquarium Barcelona[4] | Barcelona, Spain | 260 ft (80 m) | 16 ft (5 m) | 980,000 US gal (3,700,000 l) | |
| Aquarium of the Bay[5] | San Francisco, California, United States | 300 ft (91 m) | ? | 700,000 US gal (2,600,000 l) | |
| California Academy of Sciences (rainforest exhibit)[6] |
San Francisco, California, United States | 25 ft (7.6 m) | ? | 100,000 US gal (380,000 l) | |
| Dallas World Aquarium | Dallas, Texas, United States | ? | ? | ? | |
| 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, United States | ? | ? | ? | |
| Downtown Aquarium, Houston | Houston, Texas, United States | ? | ? | ? | |
| Dubai Mall Aquarium - Underwater Zoo[7] | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 167 ft (51 m) | ? | 2,600,000 US gal (10,000,000 l) | |
| Georgia Aquarium | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 100 ft (30 m) | ? | 6,300,000 US gal (24,000,000 l) | |
| Greater Cleveland Aquarium[8] | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | 169 ft (52 m) | 9 ft (2.7 m) | 230,000 US gal (870,000 l) | |
| Henry Doorly Zoo | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | 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) | |
| National Aquarium Denmark[9] | Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark | 52 ft (16 m) | ? | 1,100,000 US gal (4,000,000 l) | |
| National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium[10] | Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan | 260 ft (80 m) | ? | 1,500,000 US gal (5,700,000 l) | |
| Newport Aquarium | Newport, Kentucky, United States | 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, United States | 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, United States | ? | ? | ? | |
| Parc Aquarium du Quebec | Quebec, Canada | ? | ? | 92,000 US gal (350,000 l) | |
| Ripley's Aquarium | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | 330 ft (100 m) | ? | 750,000 US gal (2,800,000 l) | |
| SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida, United States | 60 ft (18 m) | ? | ? | |
| SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | 300 ft (91 m) | ? | ? | |
| SeaWorld San Diego[11] | San Diego, California, United States | 57 ft (17 m) | ? | 280,000 US gal (1,100,000 l) | |
| Shanghai Ocean Aquarium[12] | Shanghai, China | 390 ft (120 m) | ? | 580,000 US gal (2,200,000 l) | |
| Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sydney Aquarium | Sydney, Australia | ? | ? | 530,000 US gal (2,000,000 l) | |
| Turkuazoo[13] | Istanbul, Turkey | 262 ft (80 m) | ? | ? | |
| Underwater World[14] | Langkawi, Malaysia | 49 ft (15 m) | ? | 130,000 US gal (500,000 l) | |
| Underwater World[15] | Sentosa, Singapore | 272 ft (83 m) | ? | ? | |
| Vinpearl Underwater World[16] | Nha Trang, Vietnam | ? | ? | ? | |
| Wrocław Zoo | Wrocław, Poland | ? | ? | ? |
† — Estimated based on top of tunnel being 4 ft (1.2 m) under the surface and 9 ft (2.7 m) 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.
- ↑ "Antalya Aquarium". turantalya.com. TurAntalya. 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ Aquaria KLCC ... Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- ↑ "The Oceanarium". aquariumbcn.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "About Aquarium of the Bay". aquariumofthebay.org. Aquarium of the Bay. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ Tavares, I. (Sep 2009). "San Francisco's all-new Steinhart Aquarium" (PDF). http://www.calacademy.org''. Tropical Fish Hobbyist. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.thedubaiaquarium.com/
- ↑ http://greaterclevelandaquarium.com/media/
- ↑ "Oceanet". denblaaplanet.dk. Blå Planet. 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium". internations.org. InterNations–Connecting Global Minds. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "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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