A shark tunnel (or aquarium tunnel, acrylic tunnel and exhibit tunnel) is an underwater tunnel that passes through an aquarium, typically with sharks and related aquatic life. They are usually made of thick acrylic glass. The first aquarium tunnel in the world was installed in 1985 at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World in Auckland, New Zealand.
Most aquarium tunnels are cylindrical in shape, though tunnels can be made elliptical (to make them wider and still keep the top of the tunnel closer to the visitors), or even square.
List of aquariums with shark tunnels This list is sorted alphabetically by aquarium name.
Aquarium name Location Length of tunnel Depth of tunnel floor in aquarium Tank sizeAcuario NautilusLima, Peru49 ft (15 m)9.8 ft (3 m)400,000 US gal (1,500,500 L) Adventure Aquarium Camden, New Jersey, United States Antalya Aquarium Antalya, Turkey 11 ft (3.7 m) Aquaria KLCCAquaria KLCC ... Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ? ? Aquarium Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Aquarium of the Bay San Francisco, California, United States ? Aquarium of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia, Australia ? Audubon Aquarium of the AmericasNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States?? California Academy of Sciences(rainforest exhibit) San Francisco, California, United States ? Cebu Ocean Park Cebu City, Philippines ? ? ? Dallas World Aquarium Dallas, Texas, United States ? ? ? Deep Sea World North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland 9.8 ft (3 m) Oceanium at Diergaarde BlijdorpRotterdam, the Netherlands??? Downtown Aquarium, Denver Denver, Colorado, United States ? ? ? Downtown Aquarium, Houston Houston, Texas, United States ? ? ? Dubai Mall Aquarium - Underwater Zoo Dubai, United Arab Emirates ? Funtastic Aquariums AnzaliAnzali, Iran111 ft (34 m)14 ft (4.5 m)370,000 US gal (1,400,000 L)Funtastic Aquariums Izmirİzmir, Turkey39 ft (12 m)11 ft (3.5 m)400,000 US gal (1,500,000 L) Georgia Aquarium Atlanta, Georgia, United States Greater Cleveland Aquarium Cleveland, Ohio, United States Henry Doorly Zoo Omaha, Nebraska, United States Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium Auckland, New Zealand Manila Ocean Park Manila, Philippines ? ? ? Maui Ocean Center Maalaea, Hawaii, United States ? National Aquarium Denmark (Blue Planet) Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark ? National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan ? Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer, France ? Newport Aquarium Newport, Kentucky, United States † Ocean Park Hong Kong Hong Kong ? ? ? Oklahoma Aquarium Jenks, Oklahoma, United States Oregon Coast Aquarium Newport, Oregon, United States ? Parc Aquarium du Québec Quebec City, Quebec, Canada ? ? Polaria Tromsø, Norway ? ? ? Ripley's Aquarium of Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States ? SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida, United States ? ? Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World Bangkok, Thailand ? ? ? SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States ? ? SeaWorld San Diego San Diego, California, United States ? Shanghai Ocean Aquarium Shanghai, China ? Shark Reef Aquarium Las Vegas, Nevada, United States ? ? ? Shedd Aquarium(upcoming) Chicago, Illinois, United States ? ? ? Sydney Aquarium Sydney, Australia ? ? Taraporewala Aquarium Mumbai, India ? ? Turkuazoo Istanbul, Turkey ? ?The National AquariumAbu Dhabi, UAE167 ft (51 m)11 ft (3.5 m)930,000 US gal (3,500,000 L) Underwater WorldUKM To Undertake Scientific Research At Underwater World Langkawi Langkawi, Malaysia ? Underwater World Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia ? ? ? Underwater World Sentosa, Singapore ? ? Vinpearl Underwater World Nha Trang, Vietnam ? ? ? Afrykarium at the Wrocław Zoo Wrocław, Poland ? ?
† — Estimated based on top of tunnel being under the surface and to bottom of tunnel.
See also
Ithaa, an underwater restaurant in the Maldives. List of Aquaria
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