| Cairns Aquarium | |
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 Entrance to the Cairns Aquarium, Florence Street, 2018 | |
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| 16°55′06″S 145°46′26″E / 16.918417°S 145.773831°E | |
| Date opened | 2017 |
| Location | 5 Florence Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Land area | 7,800 m (25,600 ft) [1] |
| No. of animals | 15,000+ [1] |
| Volume of largest tank | 1,800,000 L (480,000 US gal) [1] |
| Total volume of tanks | 3,000,000 L (790,000 US gal) |
| Major exhibits | 71 tanks in 10 ecosystems [1] |
| Website |
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Cairns Aquarium is a public aquarium in Cairns, Australia, that opened in 2017. It is home to more than 15,000 animals displayed in 10 ecosystems. [2]
The $54 million, 7,800 m (25,600 ft), three-level facility in Queensland holds 71 tanks, including a 1,800,000 L (480,000 US gal) ocean tank, Australia's largest freshwater tank with 400,000 L (110,000 US gal) of water, a deep reef tank and the world's first true tidal motion tank. [1] [3] [4]
It is among the few aquariums to display endangered or rarely seen species such as the emerald tree monitors, Jardine River turtles, ribboned pipefish, freshwater sawfish and scalloped hammerhead sharks. [4]
The aquarium is also an interactive research and education centre and is home to the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. [5] [6]
Awards
In 2018, the aquarium won the Master Builder Queensland award for Project of the Year and the award for Leisure Facilities over $10 million. [7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Not Everyone Can Dive into Australia's Great Barrier Reef; an Aquarium Project Team Delivered the Next Best Thing". pmi.org. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Experience Cairns Aquarium". www.cairnsaquarium.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Falvo, Andrea (September 18, 2017). Going wild for city tourist attraction. The Cairns Post, page 4.
- ^ a b Till, Crispin (September 18, 2017). Ribbon-cutting marks opening of underwater world at Cairns Aquarium. Tropic Now magazine.
- ^ The Urban Developer (September 26, 2017). New Cairns Aquarium Opens with High Returns for Investors.
- ^ The Cairns Post (June 15, 2018). Tanks a lot word from hurt turtle. page 6
- ^ Wivell, Danaella (October 15, 2018). Years of work pay off. The Cairns Post, page 2.
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