National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium

National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
國立海洋生物博物館
Open Ocean Aquarium at the museum
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Established25 February 2000 (25 February 2000)
Location2 Houwan Rd.
Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Coordinates22°02′47″N 120°41′52″E / 22.046485°N 120.697678°E / 22.046485; 120.697678
CollectionsWaters of Taiwan
Coral Kingdom Pavilion
World Waters Pavilion[1]
Visitors1,276,968 (2016)[2]
Websitewww.nmmba.gov.tw
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
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Land area35.81 hectares (358,100 m2)
Volume of largest tank5,700,000 litres (1,506,000 US gal) [1]
National Dong Hwa University Pingtung Campus
國立東華大學屏東校區
The research park of Graduate Institute of Marine Biology
Established2005 (19 years ago) (2005)
Location
Checheng
,
Pingtung
,
944401
Size96.81 Hectares
AcademicsNDHU Graduate Institute of Marine Biology
WebsiteIMB.NDHU.edu.tw

The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (NMMBA; Chinese: 國立海洋生物博物館; pinyin: Guólì Hǎiyáng Shēngwù Bówùguǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-li̍p Hái-iûⁿ Seng-bu̍t Phok-bu̍t-koán) is the most notable museum and research institution for marine biology in Taiwan, which located in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

In 2004, NMMBA cooperated with National Dong Hwa University to jointly establish NDHU College of Marine Sciences and Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, which was the first academic partnership between university and museum in Taiwan.[3]

Entrance to the museum
The penguin tank
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  2. ^ "Statistics Database: Annual statistics breakdown by scenic areas". Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ "國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University". 國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University (in Chinese (Taiwan)).