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Sea Life Sydney Aquarium
Aquarium in Sydney, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium (formerly Sydney Aquarium) is a public aquarium that features a large variety of Australian aquatic life, displaying more than 700 species comprising more than 13,000 individual fish and other sea and water creatures from most of Australia's water habitats. Opened in 1988, it is regarded as one of Sydney's premier tourist attractions with over 55% of its visitors each year coming from overseas[citation needed].
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Date opened | 1988; 36 years ago (1988) |
Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
No. of animals | 13,000 |
No. of species | 700 |
Volume of largest tank | 2,000,000 litres (440,000 imp gal; 530,000 US gal) |
Annual visitors | Over 1.2 million |
Memberships | ZAA,[1] WAZA[2] |
Major exhibits | Day and Night on the Reef, Dugong Island, Shark Valley, Penguin Expedition, Discovery Rockpool, Sydney Harbour, South Coat Shipwreck |
Website | visitsealife |
The aquarium features 14 themed zones including Jurassic Seas, Discovery Rockpool, Shark Walk, and the world's largest Great Barrier Reef display. Along the way, visitors encounter animals unique to each habitat, including one of only four dugongs on display in the world, sharks, stingrays, penguins and tropical fish, among others.
It is a public aquarium located in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the eastern (city) side of Darling Harbour to the north of the Pyrmont Bridge. It is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).