Sea Life Busan Aquarium

Coordinates: 35°09′34″N 129°09′40″E / 35.159339°N 129.16101°E / 35.159339; 129.16101
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35°09′34″N 129°09′40″E / 35.159339°N 129.16101°E / 35.159339; 129.16101
LocationHaeundae Beach, South Korea
No. of animals35,000[1]
No. of species250[1]
Volume of largest tank3,000,000 litres (793,000 US gal)
Total volume of tanks3,500,000 litres (925,000 US gal)[2]
Websitewww.busanaquarium.com

Sea Life Busan Aquarium (Korean부산아쿠아리움; lit. Busan Aquarium) is an aquarium located in Haeundae Beach, Busan, South Korea.

Description

Aquarium

There are about 250 species and up to 35,000 marine animals on display. The main tank contains 3,000,000 litres (790,000 US gal) of water, and the animals can be viewed through acrylic windows or from the 80-metre (260 ft) underwater tunnel. There are 40 exhibits, which include

sea jellies
and a touch tank for a close up "hands on" look at a variety of sea creatures.

Ownership

Busan Aquarium is a joint project between Living and Leisure Australia (LLA) and local government. This is the first major tourism undertaking with a local government under the Private Investment Promotion of Infrastructure Law.

Dubai Aquarium and Under Water Zoo under a management contract from the United Arab Emirates
.

Since February 5, 2010, Busan Aquarium has formed a sister building tie-up with Aqua World.[3]

Busan Aquarium has been rebranded as Sea Life Busan Aquarium as of 1 July 2014.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "About Busan Aquarium". Busan Aquarium. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ "부산 아쿠아리움". 울산역사문화대전.
  3. ^ "부산아쿠아리움-일본 아쿠아월드 오아라이수족관 MOU 체결". 2010-02-22.

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