Georgia Aquarium. Located in Atlanta, Georgia state, it is listed as the largest aquarium in the world, with more than 30,000 m³, which is equivalent to: 30,000,000 liters of salt and fresh water.
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| Georgia Aquarium |
Building
Funded primarily by a grant of 250 million dollars from the founder of Home Depot, Bernie Marcus, it was built on a plot of 8.1 hectares to the north of the Centennial Olympic Park in the city center. As Marcus celebrated his 60th birthday at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, in 1990, he had the desire to build a very large one in Atlanta.
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Opening
The aquarium first opened its doors on 21 of November of 2005 for annual pass holders, and the second after the opening day to the public. The entrance ticket is among the most expensive in the country at $ 22.75 per adult, despite being a nonprofit.
However, it soon exceeded its expectations, because on March 1, 2006 it received a million, just 98 days after its inauguration. It has sold more than 290,000 passes annually in its first year, then suspended sales to prevent it from becoming a "private club." It reached 3 million visitors on August 24, 2006.
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Collection
The aquarium contains more than 100,000 animals, of 500 different species. Most of the specimens were transported from Taiwan to Atlanta by Atlanta-based UPS in 42 tanks on an MD-11. UPS donated the cost of the freight, estimated at more than $ 200,000.
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Its residents include: whale shark, belugas, among other species. It is the first time that whale sharks have lived in an aquarium outside of Asia, and they are in a tank with 23,500 m³ of water, that is, something like 70% of the total water in the aquarium tanks.
Features
The aquarium holds 10 million gallons of water (38,000 m3) of fresh and marine water. Its largest tank is that of sharks, which has 24 million liters (6.3 million gallons).
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This aquarium received two beluga whales, Nico and Gasper, who lived in the Feria de Chapultepec from 199 8 to 2005, in a pond located in the middle of the roller coaster.