Aquarium in Queensland, Australia
Cairns Aquarium Entrance to the Cairns Aquarium, Florence Street, 2018
16°55′06″S 145°46′26″E / 16.918417°S 145.773831°E / -16.918417; 145.773831 Date opened 2017 (2017 ) Location 5 Florence Street, Cairns City , Cairns , Queensland , Australia Land area 7,800 m (25,600 ft)[ 1] No. of animals15,000+[ 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 www
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]
Sawfish, 2018 Blue crayfish, 2018 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
Underside of a stingray, 2018 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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