COEX Aquarium

COEX Aquarium
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37°30′45″N 127°03′32″E / 37.51250°N 127.05889°E / 37.51250; 127.05889
Date opened2000
LocationStarfield COEX Mall, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea
No. of animals40,000+
No. of species650
Volume of largest tank2,000,000 litres (528,000 US gal)
Total volume of tanks3,500,000 litres (925,000 US gal)
Websitewww.coexaqua.com

The COEX Aquarium (Korean: 코엑스 아쿠아리움) is an aquarium located within the Starfield COEX Mall in the Gangnam District of Seoul, South Korea.[1] The aquarium opened in 2000.[2]

Exhibits

Telephone box Aquarium

The COEX Aquarium features 90 exhibition tanks grouped in fourteen "discovery zones",[1] including six themed areas.[3] The COEX Aquarium is arranged such that visitors follow a preset path through the aquarium, experiencing each of the themed areas in turn. Each exhibit features a dedicated aquarium tank where visitors can view species of fish indigenous to the theme location. In addition to fish, other local animals are included in the exhibit such as birds, otters, and appropriate vegetation is also included in each exhibit.[4]

In the undersea tunnel exhibit, visitors walk in an acrylic tunnel through a tank containing 2000 tons of water.[1] The tank includes sharks and sea turtles which swim around visitors in all directions.[4]

In an introductory first gallery, six tanks are filled with fish which are changed each season. The aquarium also features exhibits detailing the local Korean river ecosystems.[1] The COEX Aquarium also features several smaller exhibits, many with a focus on entertaining children. One such exhibit, titled "Wonderland", contains a collection of "eccentric fish tanks" including a shower cubicle, computer monitor, bath tub, and toilet bowl. Several exhibits specifically allow visitors to touch starfish and shellfish.

Facilities

The theme areas, in order of presentation, are:[3][4]

  1. Check-In
  2. Rainbow Lounge
  3. Story of Korean Fish
  4. Garden of Korea
  5. Fish in Wonderland
  6. Amazonia World
  7. Marine Touch Lab
  8. Mangrove and Beach
  9. Living Reef Gallery
  10. Ocean Kingdom
  11. Marine Mammal Village
  12. Deep Blue Square
  13. Deep Blue Sea Tunnel
  14. Garden of Jelly Fish
  15. Penguin's Playground
  16. The Gift Shop

Exterior

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Entertainment Complexes". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Coex - Introduction - About Coex Mall". Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b "COEX Aquarium". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Seoul aquarium offers underwater experience". Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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