List of largest aquariums

Large aquariums exhibit a large number of species and animals in a large range of tanks. These tend to be public aquariums and may also be oceanariums and dolphinariums, in order to exhibit a wide range of different marine animals for the public.

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Only aquariums with a total capacity of more than 10 million litres and/or a tank larger than 5 million litres are included in the list. The list is not necessarily complete; aquariums that may meet the criteria but do not have published sources on their capacity may not be reflected in the list.

Image Aquarium City Country Total capacity Largest tank Notes
Chimelong Spaceship Hengqin  China 75,350,969 L

(16,574,889.18 U.S. gal)[1]

56,450,136 L

(12,417,288.86 U.S. gal)[2]

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 58,000,000 L (15,320,000 U.S. gal)[3] 25,000,000 L (6,604,000 U.S. gal)[4]
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Hengqin  China 48,750,000 L (12,880,000 U.S. gal)[5] 22,700,000 L (5,997,000 U.S. gal)[5] Holder of the Guinness World Record since 2014 for largest aquarium, largest tank, largest underwater viewing dome, largest aquarium window, and largest acrylic panel.[5] Won award for largest tank over Georgia Aquarium because its stated capacity was for the main tank only, whereas that of Georgia Aquarium included the holding tank, filters and pipes.[6]
S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore  Singapore 45,200,000 L (11,940,000 U.S. gal)[6] 18,170,000 L (4,800,000 U.S. gal)[6] Held the Guinness World Record for largest aquarium from 2012 until 2014.[6]
L'Oceanogràfic Valencia  Spain 41,600,000 L (10,990,000 U.S. gal)[6] 7,000,000 L (1,849,000 U.S. gal)[7]
Georgia Aquarium Atlanta  United States 41,640,000 L (11,000,000 U.S. gal)[8] 23,850,000 L (6,300,000 U.S. gal)[8] Held the Guinness World Record for largest aquarium from 2005 until 2012.[9]
Moscow Oceanarium Moscow  Russia 25,000,000 L (6,604,000 U.S. gal)[10] 3,700,000 L (977,400 U.S. gal)[10]
The Seas with Nemo & Friends Bay Lake, Florida  United States 21,580,000 L (5,700,000 U.S. gal)[11]
Aqua Planet Jeju Jeju Island  South Korea 20,000,000 L (5,283,000 U.S. gal)[6] 10,800,000 L (2,853,000 U.S. gal)[6]
Shedd Aquarium Chicago  United States 18,900,000 L (4,993,000 U.S. gal)[6] 7,600,000 L (2,008,000 U.S. gal)[6]
Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer  France 17,000,000 L (4,491,000 U.S. gal)[10] 10,000,000 L (2,642,000 U.S. gal)[10]
Cube Oceanarium Chengdu  China 11,000,000 L (2,906,000 U.S. gal)[6] 10,000,000 L (2,642,000 U.S. gal)[6]
The Dubai Mall Dubai  United Arab Emirates 10,500,000 L (2,774,000 U.S. gal)[6] 10,000,000 L (2,642,000 U.S. gal)[7]
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan Osaka  Japan 10,000,000 L (2,642,000 U.S. gal)[6] 7,500,000 L (1,981,000 U.S. gal)[6]
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium Okinawa  Japan 9,800,000 L (2,589,000 U.S. gal)[6] 7,500,000 L (1,981,000 U.S. gal)[7]
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium Hengchun  Taiwan ? 5,700,000 L (1,506,000 U.S. gal)[6]
Antalya Aquarium Antalya  Turkey 7,500,000 L (1,981,000 U.S. gal)[10] 5,000,000 L (1,321,000 U.S. gal)[10]
Lisbon Oceanarium Lisbon  Portugal 7,000,000 L (1,849,000 U.S. gal)[10] 5,000,000 L (1,321,000 U.S. gal)[10]
TurkuaZoo Istanbul  Turkey 7,000,000 L (1,849,000 U.S. gal)[10] 5,000,000 L (1,321,000 U.S. gal)[7]
Istanbul Aquarium Istanbul Turkey 7,000,000 L (1,849,000 U.S. gal)[12] ?


See also[edit]

References[edit]

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