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 Links: https://www.kefel.tv 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
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Duration: 18m 24s
Rating: 1170