Back جورجيا اكواريوم ARZ Georgia Aquarium Czech Georgia Aquarium German Acuario de Georgia Spanish آکواریوم جورجیا Persian Aquarium de Géorgie French Georgia Aquarium Galician Acquario della Georgia Italian ジョージア水族館 Japanese 조지아 수족관 Korean
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| 33°45′46″N 84°23′41″W / 33.76278°N 84.39472°W | |
| Date opened | November 23, 2005 |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Volume of largest tank | 6.3 million US gallons (24,000 m3) |
| Total volume of tanks | More than 11 million US gallons (42,000 m3) |
| Annual visitors | 2.5 million (2018) |
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| Website | georgiaaquarium |
Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The aquarium exhibits hundreds of species and thousands of animals across its seven major galleries, all of which reside in more than 11 million US gallons (42,000 m3) of water.[1][2] It was the largest aquarium in the world from its opening in 2005 until 2012 when it was surpassed by the S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore and the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China; the Georgia Aquarium remains the largest aquarium in the United States and the sixth largest in the world.[3]
A $250 million donation from the foundation of local businessman and The Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus provided the bulk of the funding needed to build and stock the new facility.
The aquarium's notable specimens include whale sharks, beluga whales, California sea lions, bottlenose dolphins, manta rays, sea otters, and tiger sharks.[4][5] Its centerpiece is a 6.3 million US gallons (24,000 m3) whale shark exhibit.[6][2]
- ^ "About Us". Georgia Aquarium. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ a b "GAI Fun Facts" (PDF). news.georgiaaquarium.org. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "Aquarium sets Guinness record". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Associated Press. 2010-08-23. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "A Manta in 'Lanta - Oceana". 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Andres, Bob (2009-09-03). "Second manta ray at Georgia Aquarium". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. A1.
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