Tennessee Aquarium

Tennessee Aquarium
River Journey Building
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35°03′21″N 85°18′39″W / 35.0557°N 85.3108°W / 35.0557; -85.3108
Date openedMay 1, 1992 (River Journey Building)[1]
April 29, 2005 (Ocean Journey Building)[1]
LocationChattanooga, Tennessee, United States
No. of animals12,000[2]
No. of species795 (as of 2013)[3]
Volume of largest tank618,000 US gal (2,340,000 L)[4]
Total volume of tanks1,100,000 US gal (4,200,000 L)[1]
MembershipsAZA
Websitetnaqua.org
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The Tennessee Aquarium is a non-profit public aquarium located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It opened in 1992 on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, with a major expansion added in 2005. The aquarium, which has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 1993, is home to more than 12,000 animals representing almost 800 species.[5][6]

More than 20 million people have visited the facility, with the twenty-millionth visitor arriving in March 2013.[7] It is consistently recognized as one of the country's top public aquariums.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "Tennessee Aquarium at a Glance" (PDF). Tennessee Aquarium. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Endangered Beluga Sturgeon will be Reunited with Brother". Tennessee Aquarium. May 25, 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ Phillips, Casey (September 22, 2013). "Dates and statistics that define life in Chattanooga". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "City in the Spotlight: Visit the ocean in Chattanooga". Antique Trader. February 25, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Flessner, Dave (April 29, 2012). "Tennessee Aquarium Aims to Raise Attendance and Donations". Chattanooga Times Free Press. timesfreepress.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Phillips, Casey (September 22, 2013). "Dates and statistics that define life in Chattanooga". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  7. ^ Putman, Yolanda (March 24, 2013). "Tennessee Aquarium marks milestone with 20 millionth visitor". Chattanooga Times Free Pressaccess-date = November 8, 2015.
  8. ^ "Two Tennessee aquariums named to top 10 list". WBIR.com. July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.