In the world of tourism and travel, everyone competes to draw attention and gain the largest number of visitors, and the record numbers indicate that your country is great and is still competing in creating wonderful human creations, and one of the things that amazes everyone and charm them is bringing the undersea world to be in front of everyone’s view, these They are giant aquariums that entice everyone to enter and discover them, What are the largest and most famous 10 aquariums in the world??
In the list below is the largest fish ponds in the world until the year 2020 according to a set of data, which are represented in the sizes of the largest water tanks in them, the total water and the sizes of the display area and the lengths of tunnels if any, in addition to the diversity of marine life inside them .. All of these things combined are what makes These aquariums are the best and largest, and therefore are the most popular among marine lovers in the giant aquariums.
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- Ocean Kingdom at Chimelong Park, China
- Georgia Aquarium, United States
- Southeast Asia S.E.A Aquarium, Singapore
- The Dubai Mall Aquarium, Emirates
- Okinawa Churumi Aquarium, Japan
- Oceanographic in Valencia, Spain
- Oceanarium Cube in Chengdu, China
- Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium, Japan
- Aquarium and the Kenting National Museum of Biology, Taiwan
- Pacific Aquarium in Shanghai, China
Ocean Kingdom at Chimelong Park, China
Entrance to the Ocean Kingdom Aquarium in Chimelong Park, China, one of the largest and most famous 10 Aquariums in the world
The volume of the largest tank: 22.7 million liters – Total water volume: 48.75 million liters (the largest in the world) – Display area: 39.6 x 8.3 m – Tunnel size: A small tunnel and a giant dome – Marine species: +800 types – Number of sharks: 5 – Opening year: 2014.
“Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Aquarium” is located inside the Chimelong World Ocean Resort which is a popular park in Hengshen, China, which can be reached from Macau by bus (about 30 minutes) or from Hong Kong (about two hours), and is considered the largest and best fish tank in the world in terms of total water volume In it, especially since it includes no less than five whale sharks as well as an abundance of other marine species such as coral reefs, sharks, and manta rays, in addition to that this site owns the world record from the Guinness Book of Records for the largest underwater dome in the world .
Georgia Aquarium, United States
The volume of the largest tank: 23.8 million liters (the largest in the world) – Total water volume: 37.85 million liters – Display area: 19.2 x 7.9 meters – Tunnel size: 30 meters – Marine species: 500 types – Number of whale sharks: 4 – Opening year: 2005.
It is the largest fish tank in the western part of the world and is located in the American city of Atlanta, and it is the only one outside the continent of Asia where the whale sharks are located. Animals in five halls include: a tropical diver, a traveler across the ocean, a researcher in cold water, river explorer, and stories of dolphins, and each exhibition corresponds to a specific environment.
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Southeast Asia S.E.A Aquarium, Singapore
The volume of the largest tank: 18.17 million liters – Total water volume: 45.2 million liters – Display area: 36 x 8.3 meters – Tunnel size: Small tunnel – Marine species: +800 types – Opening year: 2012.
It is the largest in Southeast Asia and is located on the island of Sentosa in Singapore, it was the largest fish tank in the world in terms of the total volume of water until 2014 when it was overtaken by the ocean kingdom in Chimelong, it contains the world’s largest group of manta rays including manta ray The giant, and includes marine species from 49 different habitats from around the world, where guests take on an underwater trip from Southeast Asia to the Persian Gulf through the waters of the open ocean, and there are more than 200 animals in the shark habitat of these predators, including species Endangered like clamshell hammer shark and torrent shark Monotonously aggressive.
The Dubai Mall Aquarium, Emirates
Dubai Aquarium in the Dubai Mall, suffered a water leak in 2010 and was subsequently repaired.
The volume of the largest tank: 10 million liters – Display area: 32.8 x 8.3 meters – Tunnel size: 48 meters Marine species: 85 type – Opening year: 2008.
The Dubai Aquarium in the middle of the commercial center “Dubai Mall”, which is the largest shopping center in the world based on the total area, is considered the most attractive giant viewing plate and it was the largest in the world before it was taken by the Japanese Churome Aquarium and then the Chengdu Chinese Oceanarium, especially since the Aquarium contains 33,000 marine animals, including more than 400 sharks and manta rays, including the world’s largest group of sand tiger sharks, in addition to a large group of large flat fish, and the aquarium has a special lighting system that changes the atmosphere of the water tank Ali The time of the day.
Okinawa Churumi Aquarium, Japan
The Chorome Aquarium in Japan is among the largest and most famous 10 Aquariums in the world
The volume of the largest tank: 7.5 million liters – Total water volume: 9.8 million liters – Display area: 22.5 x 8.2 m – Marine species: 740 type – Number of sharks: 4 – Opening year: 2002.
Churumi Aquarium is located in Motobu City and is part of the Ocean Expo Park on Okinawa Island. It is considered the best fish tank in Japan and it was the largest of its kind in the world until the Georgia Aquarium was built in 2005. The main basin (Koroshio) includes whale sharks and manta rays side by side Along with a wide range of other fish species, there are also a number of interesting tanks and displays such as the area designated for tiger shark and bull shark, and the area particularly impressive is dedicated to marine life in deep waters.
Oceanographic in Valencia, Spain
Oceanographic entrance to the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia
The volume of the largest tank: 7 million liters – Total water volume: 41.6 million liters – Tunnel size: 35 meters – Marine species: 500 types – Opening year: 2003.
Oceanographic is a marine complex where different types of marine habitats live, and it is located inside a large cultural and scientific complex known as the City of Arts and Sciences within the Spanish city of Valencia, it includes the largest aquarium tank in Europe and there are more than 45 thousand diverse marine creatures that live within nine underwater towers Organized on two levels representing several marine ecosystems, there is also a 35-meter underwater tunnel that shows exhibits on a transatlantic flight from the Canary Islands to Bermuda, and includes the most important creatures that you can see here, sharks, manta rays, sand sharks and sharks. Poverty and the most exciting is the ocean sun fish.
Oceanarium Cube in Chengdu, China
The volume of the largest tank: 6.3 million liters – Display area: 39.6 x 8.3 m – Tunnel size: 36 – Marine species: 400 types – Number of sharks: 2 – Opening year: 2015.
Opened on New Year’s Eve to receive the 2015 year in Chengdu, China within the largest free-standing building in the world, which is the global center of the new century, and located more precisely inside the Seaside Shopping Center. Cube Oceanarium is a modern destination in the list of the largest and most famous 10 aquariums in the world. It has the largest display window with a width of 39.65 meters and a length of 8.3 meters, and it includes more than 33 thousand ocean creatures including the largest jellyfish in the world, and the main basin hosts two whale sharks and many other types of fish found through warm and cold water exhibitions together. , From the ocean A quiet tropical seas to the region through the Amazon and even the Arctic waters.
Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium, Japan
Wonderful design and what is hidden inside the aquarium is the most wonderful
The volume of the largest tank: 5.7 million liters – Total water volume: 11 million liters – Display area: 6 x 5 meters – tunnel size: 11 meters – Marine species: 740 – Number of sharks: 1 – Opening year: 1990.
The building designed by the famous American architect Peter Cheremayev is very elegant from the outside, but the interior will also amaze you thanks to the marine life it hosts, including the whale shark and a wide range of other species, including foxes, sea lions, penguins, dolphins, manta rays and jellyfish And because it was completed in 1990, it is considered one of the oldest aquariums that remain on the list of the largest and most famous 10 aquariums in the world to this day, even though the size of the display panel is not as large as it is in the more modern ponds.
Aquarium and the Kenting National Museum of Biology, Taiwan
A beautiful model outside the Kenting National Museum of Marine Biology
The volume of the largest tank: 5.7 million liters – Total water volume: 11 million liters – Display area: 16.5 x 4.8m – Tunnel size: 81 meters – Marine species: 700 types – Number of sharks: 1 – Opening year: 2000.
The National Museum of Marine Biology and Marine Aquarium (NMMBA) is part of the massive open-air water park located on the southern coast of Taiwan near Kenting National Park in Chisheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The museum includes three major exhibitions including: Taiwan Water, Coral Kingdom Pavilion and Pavilion Global waters, and can be seen through a moving track under the water with a length of 81 meters and is the third largest tunnel in the world, and its fame in the region thanks to the presence of the whale shark inside. (See also: Tourism in Taiwan and the Best Tourist Places in Taiwan)
Pacific Aquarium in Shanghai, China
Although small compared to other basins in the list, it surpassed the longest underwater tunnel in the world
The volume of the largest tank: 2.2 million liters – Total water volume: 4.9 million liters – Tunnel size: 155 meters (the longest in the world) – Marine species: +450 type – Opening year: 2002.
Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is located in Pudong New District next to the eastern pearl tower, and its main features are four underwater tunnels with a total length of 155 meters, making it the longest in the world among fish ponds, and the central building is divided into different exhibition areas according to geography: China and South America Australia, Africa, and Southeast Asia, in addition to the cold water region, the polar region, the sea and beach area, the deep ocean region and special exhibitions. The exhibits include more than 300 species and 15 thousand water creatures and rare fish that also include the giant canoe Of the Amazon, the largest freshwater fish in the world.
This was the largest and most famous 10 aquarium in the world according to the combination of all these data, but there are other classifications. According to the numbers of marine species, for example, John Ji Shide Aquarium in Chicago, USA occupies the first rank with a total of more than 1500 species of marine animals, and among the largest reservoirs is also Aquarium The Caribbean coral reef in Orlando, USA, has a volume of 21.6 million liters, but it is not on the list due to the small display space and the lack of a tunnel in contrast to the small number of marine animals in it.
