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10 Largest Aquariums in the World

The most common size for a home aquarium tank is

probably 29 or 30 gallon, though some aquarists have

constructed aquariums of many thousands of gallons.

Public aquariums can be dramatically larger than any

home aquarium. But only a few are big enough to make it

to our list of largest aquariums in the world. The kind of

aquarium that can hold whale sharks and manta rays. It

takes a very large tank to hold these kind of aquatic

creatures.

In order to compare these large aquariums we have

looked at the size of their biggest tank (in gallons). Most

aquariums have several tanks and the combined volume of water can be much larger but it is only the largest

aquarium tank that is counted. So here’s a list of the largest aquariums in the world.

10 Aquarium of Western Australia (0,8 million gallons)

Located in a coastal suburb of Perth, the Aquarium of Western Australia, or AQWA in short, contains Australia’s

largest aquarium tank. The aquarium’s main tank is 40 meters (130 ft) long and 20 meters (66 ft) wide and

holds 3,000,000 liters (793,000 gallons) of seawater. It incorporates a 98 meter (322 ft) underwater tunnel. For a

fee, snorkelers and divers can get even closer to the fish, sharks, and rays by joining the aquarium’s dive

master in exploring the main tank.

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9 Aquarium of Genoa (< 1 million gallons)

Built for Expo 92, the Aquarium of Genoa in Italy is one of the largest aquariums in Europe. The aquarium’s 70

tanks reproduce marine and terrestrial habitats from throughout the world and provide a home for more than

6000 animals. Some tanks reproduce natural environments from different areas as the Mediterranean, the Red

Sea and the Indian Ocean. The most spectacular ones are those housing the sharks, the dolphins and the

seals.

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8 Shanghai Ocean Aquarium (< 1 million gallons)

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The Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in Asia. It is composed of 9 exhibition zones of

all over the world, including the China Zone, the Antarctic Zone and the Australia Zone. The China Zone is home

to several endangered Chinese aquatic species, including rare and precious species from the Yangtze River.

The biggest attraction of the aquarium is the underwater tunnel. At 155 meter (509 ft) it is the longest

underwater tunnel in the world.

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7 uShaka Marine World (< 1 million gallons)

The uShaka Marine World is a theme park located in Durban, South Africa. It contains the largest aquarium in

Africa boasting 32 tanks. The sea creatures found in the aquarium range from small sea horses all the way

through to sharks and dolphins. The Aquarium is built to look like an old wreck and contains a number of

restaurants and cafes. The most notable of these restaurants is “The Cargo Hold” restaurant which contains a

full wall sized aquarium containing a number of sharks which are visible from most of the dining area.

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6 Monterey Bay Aquarium (1,2 million gallons)

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium is located on the site of a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey,

California. Among the aquarium’s numerous exhibits are two gigantic tanks. The centerpiece of the Ocean’s

Edge Wing is a 10 meter (33 foot) high 1,3 million liter (0,33 million gallon) tank for viewing California coastal

marine life. The other one is a 4,5 million liter (1,2 million gallon) tank in the Outer Bay Wing which features one

of the world’s largest single-paned windows. Sealife on exhibit includes stingrays, jellyfish, sea otters, and

numerous other native marine species, which can be viewed above and below the waterline.

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5 Turkuazoo (1,32 million gallons)

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Opened in 2009, Turkuazoo is Turkey’s first giant aquarium featuring a rainforest, flooded forest and tropical

seas zones. The aquarium is located inside the Forum Istanbul Shopping Mall and contains a 80 meter long

underwater tunnel. Turkuazoo holds about 10,000 sea creatures including tiger sharks, giant stingrays and

piranhas in 29 different exhibits where the largest holds 5 million liters (1,32 million gallons) of water.

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4 L'Oceanografic (1,85 million gallons)

L’Oceanogràfic is a marine complex where different marine habitats are represented. It is integrated inside a

complex known as the City of Arts and Sciences inside the city of Valencia, Spain. The Oceanogràfic features the

largest aquarium tank in Europe and houses more than 45,000 marine creatures. They populate nine under

water towers, structured on two levels that represent several marine ecosystems. Two underwater towers are

joined by a 35 meter underwater tunnel and it’s tank is filled with sharks, rays and 7 million liters (1,85 million

gallon) of water.

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3 Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (1,98 million gallons)

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The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is located within the Ocean Expo Park in Japan and was opened in 2002. The

main tank of the aquarium, called the Kuroshio Sea, holds 7,5 million liters (1,981,000 gallons) of water and

features an acrylic glass panel measuring 8.2 by 22.5 meters (27 by 74 feet) with a thickness of 60 centimeters

(24 inches), the largest such panel in the world when the aquarium was opened. Whale sharks and manta rays

are kept alongside many other fish species in Kuroshio Sea. As of July 2010, there have been a total of four

manta rays born in the aquarium.

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2 Dubai Mall Aquarium (2,64 million gallons)

The Dubai Mall, one the world’s largest shopping malls in the world, is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Dubai

complex in Dubai. The centerpiece of the mall is the gigantic aquarium tank, with the capacity to hold 10

million liters (2,64 million gallons) of water. The aquarium has more than 33,000 living animals including over

400 sharks and rays combined. It officially earned the Guinness World Record for the world’s “Largest Acrylic

Panel”. The panel measures 8.3 by 32.88 meter (27 by 108 feet) and is 75 centimeters (30 inches) thick beating

Japan’s Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium to the punch. In February 2010, the shark filled tank sprang a leak

causing an evacuation and brief shutdown of the mall.

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1 Georgia Aquarium (6,3 million gallons)

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The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is the largest aquarium in the world housing more than 100,000 sea

creatures. Funded mostly by a $250 million donation from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, the

aquarium opened in November 2005. The Georgia Aquarium is the only institution outside of Asia to house

whale sharks. The sharks are kept in a gigantic 24 million liter (6.3 million gallon) tank in the Ocean Voyager

exhibit. There has been controversy surrounding the decision of the Georgia Aquarium to house whale sharks.

Concerns about keeping the whale sharks in captivity were heightened by the deaths of two of the whale

sharks originally obtained.

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January 24, 2011 at 5:01 am -

Nº 5 in this list should be the Lisbon Aquarium – 1.35 million gallons of water.

January 26, 2011 at 3:47 pm -

@Antonio, you’re right, it should be listed as the 5th largest aguarium in the world.

February 19, 2011 at 5:06 am -

#2 has to be Disney Epcot with 5.7 million gallon!

February 20, 2011 at 5:43 am -

Thanks Mark, that’s a great find.

March 27, 2011 at 8:41 pm -

The Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium has a total capacity of 10.9Mil… How come it didn’t make the list??

The main tank is amazing!

March 28, 2011 at 1:59 am -

Thanks Stu. The largest tank of the Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium is about 1,43 million gallons, so big

enough to make it to this list.

April 27, 2011 at 7:13 am -

I went to the Georgia Aquarium not knowing it was the bigest in the world. The place is amazing

and very inspiring. I now am rethinking my major in school. If you are ever near Atlanta, you must visit this

aquarium. You’ll love it and the price of admission is very low.

June 16, 2011 at 3:24 am -

Someone already mentioned Lisbon Aquarium, 5,5 million liters main tank, and there’s also the

North Sea oceanarium in Denmark, at 4,5 million liters (1,2 million gallons) main tank, it’s bigger than some of

the ones the list. I’m also not sure if the 7 million liters of the L’Oceanogràfic in Valencia can be considered a

single tank?

June 25, 2011 at 4:52 pm -

List needs to be updated again as Turkey opened the biggest aquarium in the world yesterday in

Florya (Istanbul).

August 20, 2011 at 7:19 pm -

Well there are so many tanks missed from this list. How about the Atlantis Ambassador Tank in

Dubai, which has 3m gallons seawater – i know cause I was the first in it when we filled it!

September 18, 2011 at 5:25 pm -

Georgia Aquarium over hyped and pricey $26 adult general admission all show were extra $.

October 9, 2011 at 10:01 am -

What about the one in Atlantis the palm? ambassador lagoon? its advertised to have 11.5 million

litres and it looks like it could be to, I have also been to Dubai mall and Atlantis is definitely bigger. I agree with

Aidrian Tolliday.

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January 9, 2012 at 5:40 pm -

Shedd Aquarium in Chicago should have been # 2 with 5mil gallons….It was #1 until the Atlanta

one came along

January 31, 2012 at 9:44 am -

What about London aquarium, their website says over 2 mil Gallions

February 7, 2012 at 5:37 pm -

these places are a disgrace. marine creatures belong in the sea, not to be gawped at . so sad

June 16, 2012 at 10:31 am -

@elaine johnson

Aqauriums are used for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. There 1st goalis to make money the 2nd EDUCATIONAL

PURPOSES!!!!

June 23, 2012 at 1:15 am -

@elaine johnson and @Nate Berkes

Many Aquariums are non profit and barely meet the gigantic financial needs to care and house the animals. At

our local aquarium many of the animals are rescues, deemed “non-releasable” meaning they were rehabilited

from injuries but deemed not to be able to survive in the wild. These animals are ambassadors of their species,

and usually treated and fed very well. Of course animals are usually happier in the wild, but in their case they

would be dead without the aquarium’s care. Of course not all aquariums are run in such an ethical manner, so

it is important to find out before giving them your financial support.

July 5, 2012 at 1:07 am -

i wonder if what type of glass do this aquariums installed?

July 31, 2012 at 3:53 am -

The Burgers’ Ocean is an aqaurium in Arnhem, the Netherlands that holds >8 milion litres, wich is

2113376.42 Gallons if im not mistaken and should be included.

October 17, 2012 at 7:53 am -

Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas is around 8 million gallons.

November 24, 2012 at 4:16 am -

How about newly opened SEA aquarium in Singapore, biggest in the world –

http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/Attractions/MarineLifePark/SEAAquarium/AboutSEAAquarium

December 5, 2012 at 1:51 am -

Singapore’s S.E.A. Aquarium on the island resort of Sentosa is the largest in the world. I read that it

holds almost 12 million gallons and 100,000 animals

December 5, 2012 at 4:18 pm -

I’ve been to a few of these and will say that the Georgia Aquarium is great, though it was greater

before they foolishly got rid of their 3 beautiful, big hammerheads. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is located in a

real nice area and is well landscaped on a beautiful beach, but the exhibits are underwhelming. Event their

main attraction, the big shark tank, is kinda lame. Their claim to fame is that they have on occasion had a

juvenile great white on display. No telling when they will do that again but when they have great white it is

obviously a very special place. Unfortunately, they rarely do.

January 7, 2013 at 10:27 am -

Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has 5 million gallons in the oceonarium alone. It is much bigger than

all of these with the exception of Georgia. (Georgia was modeled after Shedd.)

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all of these with the exception of Georgia. (Georgia was modeled after Shedd.)

February 18, 2013 at 3:42 pm -

I was involved in the manufacturing and installation of the acrylic windows for most of the above

including the aquariums listed in some comments, the list has missed a few major aquariums but if based on

water capacity per exhibit its probably correct, the large windows are laminated acrylic glass, the larger

windows were lowered into the tanks in separate pieces , we would then bond each section ( anything from 2 –

20ton per section ) together inside the tank. Once completed the joints are smoothed and polished and the

entire bonded window its pushed into place and sealed. The secret was to keep the joint ( also a clear acrylic )

to a minimum, usually between 3-5mm and the finished product looks to be almost seamless.

March 25, 2013 at 7:58 pm -

I believe the Georgia Aquarium put the hammerheads back in the wild due to the fact that they had

attacked one of the other animals and killed it.

September 10, 2013 at 12:51 pm -

S.E.A Aquarium in Singapore is the largest. This is according to the Guinness World Records

October 16, 2013 at 7:22 am -

Atlantis is a marine habitat that constantly communicates with the atlantic ocean but with filtering

blockades to prevent escape. Not a TRUE AQUARIUM BY DEFINITION…

January 19, 2014 at 1:12 pm -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripley's_Aquarium_of_Canada

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January 20, 2014 at 1:04 pm -

Just visited Georgia Aquarium and I have to say I was not that impressed. I’ve visited a number of

aquariums in the U.S. and would probably rate this one the lowest. Admission is now $37 and my family is still

scratching our heads and wondering how it is rated as the largest aquarium in the world – it just did not seem

that big. We used to go to Mystic aquarium in Connecticutt and we loved that but I thought Atlanta paled in

comparisob.

February 2, 2014 at 7:33 am -

Largest aquarium in the world is in Singapore as of 2012:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Life_Park

February 2, 2014 at 9:58 am -

About the Marine Life Park in Singapore: For this list we compared the size of the biggest tanks. The

Open Ocean tank of the Marine Life Park is 4,800,000 gallon. So it is not the largest on this list.

April 5, 2014 at 12:59 pm -

how about the Ambassador Lagoon in Atlantis? it holds 11.5 million liters

April 9, 2014 at 12:04 pm -

Toronto Canada’s Ripley’s Aquarium is 5.7 million liters. missing from the list

April 9, 2014 at 2:04 pm -

@Max, 1 sizes are listed here in gallons not in liters. 2 for this list we compared the volume of the

biggest tank of an aquarium, not of the entire aquarium The volume of the largest tank at Ripley’s Aquarium is

750,000 gallons. That’s not enough to make it to the top 10.

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