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The World’s Largest Aquarium
« on: September 24, 2011, 03:37:39 AM »


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Re: The World’s Largest Aquarium
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2011, 03:37:44 AM »
 The Georgia Aquarium is  the largest aquarium in the world, whether you’re measuring by the  number of fish or volume of water. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA at  Pemberton Place, it has more than 8.5-million-US-gallon (32,000 m3) of  marine and fresh water housing more than 120,000 animals of 500  different species in 60 different habitats. The aquarium’s notable  specimens include four young whale sharks, four beluga whales, and four  manta rays. There is 12,000 square feet of viewing windows and cost $290  million USD to build.
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Re: The World’s Largest Aquarium
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2011, 03:38:02 AM »
 Rather than the traditional linear aquarium design, the Georgia Aquarium has five separate galleries arranged around a central atrium. They are Georgia Explorer, Tropical Diver, Ocean Voyager, Cold-Water Quest and River Scout. Tanks within the galleries house a diverse population of animals, including whales, sharks, penguins, otters, electric eels, rays, seahorses, sea stars, crabs and a variety of fish of all sizes.
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« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2011, 03:38:17 AM »
Funded mostly by a $250 million donation from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, the aquarium was built on a 20 acre (81,000 m²) site north of Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. Marcus credited his 60th birthday dinner at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in  1990 among the inspirations behind his desire to build an aquarium in  Atlanta.
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