Sea Life Sydney Aquarium | |
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33°52′10″S 151°12′07″E / 33.8694°S 151.2019°E | |
Date opened | 1988 |
Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
No. of animals | 13,000 |
No. of species | 700 |
Volume of largest tank | 2,000,000 litres (440,000 imp gal; 530,000 US gal) |
Annual visitors | Over 1.2 million |
Memberships | ZAA,[1] WAZA[2] |
Major exhibits | Day and Night on the Reef, Dugong Island, Shark Valley, Penguin Expedition, Discovery Rockpool, Sydney Harbour, South Coat Shipwreck |
Website | visitsealife |
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium (formerly Sydney Aquarium) is a public aquarium in Sydney, Australia. Opened in 1988, it features a large variety of Australian aquatic life, displaying more than 700 species comprising more than 13,000 individual fish and other sea and water creatures from most of Australia's water habitats.
The aquarium features themed zones, including Jurassic Seas, Discovery Rockpool, Shark Walk, and the world's largest Great Barrier Reef display. Along the way, visitors encounter animals unique to each habitat, including one of only four dugongs on display in the world, sharks, stingrays, penguins, and tropical fish, among others.
The aquarium is located on the eastern (city) side of Darling Harbour to the north of the Pyrmont Bridge. It is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.