Dubai Aquarium, one of the largest tanks in the world at 51m x 20m x 11m and featuring the world's largest viewing panel at 32.8m wide and 8.3m high. Dubai Aquarium has more than 33,000 living animals, representing more than 85 species including over 400 sharks and rays combined.
Dubai Aquarium's 270-degree acrylic walkthrough tunnel makes for incredible close-encounter experiences with some of the most fascinating underwater animals on the planet. A special 'lunar-cyclic' lighting system will change the ambience of the tank depending on the time of day.
Date Captured: 22/Feb/2012
Tank dimensions 51 x 20 x 11 meters
Perspex acrylic viewing panel size 32.8m width x 8.3m height (the largest in the world apparently)
Volume 10 million litres of water
Over 30,000 aquatic animals (unless the big fish get hungry) including 400 sharks and rays
Over 85 different species of fish and other sea creatures
Length of tunnel 48m
Thickness of aquarium acrylic (it's not made of glass) is 75 cm
Thickness of acrylic used for tunnel is 19 cm
Water temperature kept at a constant 24 Celsius
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Driving in Sharjah City at night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4JzzKlLQOo&lc=z12mhlmjhyatinppx04cjlqq3neztpqxtng0k
The Dubai Mall Aquarium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KHGr4JtiR8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5WxoZJsZpM
http://www.dubaiphotos.org
See photos of Dubai and Sharjah: https://www.flickr.com/photos/husseinkefel/
Official website for Dubai Aquarium: http://www.thedubaiaquarium.com/en/Default.aspx