The impressions left by visiting the modern aquariums, can only be described as magical, delightful, unforgettable. Think how a simple 500-liter aquarium in the mall attracts passers-by. Now imagine the same, but in million of liters, and with sharks, turtles, penguins and divers. But there are tens of constructions of this scale in the world. Let’s have a look at the best aquariums of the world.
1. Oceanário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Opened in 1998, the biggest in Europe, the Lisbon Aquarium consists of a central reservoir that is 32 to 23 meters and a volume of about 5 cubic meters, which is surrounded by four smaller reservoirs of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans as well as the inhabitants of the Arctic and Antarctic waters. In total, the aquarium contains more than 8 thousand sea creatures and 500 species of plants.
2. AQWA, Perth, Australia
The aquarium in Perth is notable for the presence of endemic Australian sea creatures collected from all over the coast of Western Australia. The main aquarium has the size of 40х20 meters and a depth of 4.5 meters. But most of all the visitors are attracted by 98-meter underwater tunnel with fully transparent walls through which you can watch the picturesque coral reefs, starfish, sharks, turtles and seals.
3.The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa Tyuraumi was considered the world’s largest construction of this kind before the construction of the aquarium in Atlanta. A Japanese aquarium is designed so as to best display the marine life of the Japanese islands, and is divided into three zones. First the visitors examine the world of shallow waters and coral reefs, and gradually descend deeper into the aquarium to the inhabitants of waters of warm current of Kuroshio and then to the residents of the mysterious depths, usually hidden from prying eyes.
4. The Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, USA
The largest aquarium in the world with capacity of more than 31 thousand cubic meter contains more than 100 thousand inhabitants of water depths. The shape of the building resembles a huge aquarium cruise liner, divided into 60 separate aquariums. The largest makes about three-quarters of the total two whale sharks live there, which are among the largest fish in the ocean. The Aquarium in Atlanta is not only an entertainment center, which is annually visited by more than 2 million people, but also a major base for oceanographic research.
