Cairns Aquarium
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| Cairns Aquarium | |
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 Entrance to the Cairns Aquarium, Florence Street, 2018 | |
 Interactive map of Cairns Aquarium | |
| 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 | 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]
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]
