Paul Carpenter is a chiropractor with over 30 years experience, and in his free time he is a marine aquarist. Enjoy Paul's visual guide to the 5 largest aquariums in the world.

1. P A U L C A R P E N T E R . C O
T H E 5 L A R G E S T
A Q U A R I U M S
I N T H E
W O R L D

2. 5 ) T U R K A Z O O
A Q U A R I U M
The Turkazoo aquarium opened in
2009, and it was Turkey’s first
super aquarium. Turkazoo is
actually located inside the Forum
Istanbul Shopping Mall, and it
contains a rainforest, a flooded
forest, and multiple tropical sea
zones. There are over 10,000 sea
creatures in the aquarium
including various types of sharks,
rays, and seahorses. You can walk
through a tunnel that is over 200
feet long and weaves through the
1.32 million gallon tank.

3. 4 ) L ’ O C E A N O G R A F I C
A Q U A R I U M
Located inside the City of Arts and
Sciences in Valencia, Spain,
L’Oceanogra is the largest
aquarium tank in Europe. There
are over 45,000 different marine
animals in the tanks with over
8,000 different species. There are
nine underwater towers that are
on two levels to represent the
diverse marine ecosystems in
place. There’s also a 150 food
underwater tunnel giving visitors
the ability to walk through and
explore the 1.85 million gallons of
water.

4. 3 ) T H E O K I N A W A
C H U R A U M I
A Q U A R I U M
The Ocean Expo Park in Japan is
home to the Okinawa Churaumi
Aquarium and its 1.98 million
gallons of water. The aquarium
was constructed in 2002, and it
features a 24-inch thick acrylic
glass panel that measures 27 feet
high by 74 feet wide. When the
aquarium opened in 2002 the
panel was the largest in the world,
but it has since been taken over
by one of the next two aquariums
on this list. Manta rays and whale
sharks are on the short list of
animal attractions at Churaumi.

5. 2 ) D U B A I M A L L
A Q U A R I U M
The Dubai Mall is one of the
largest malls in the world, and it is
only fitting for the mall to house
the second largest aquarium in
the world. The 2.64 million gallons
of water are held back from the
public by the largest acrylic panel
in the world that’s 30 inch thick,
27 feet high, and 108 feet wide.
The tank had a small leak in 2010
that caused mass panic and a
complete evacuation of the mall
before it could be repaired.

6. 1 ) G E O R G I A
A Q U A R I U M
The Georgia Aquarium is by far
the largest aquarium in the world
at over 6.3 million gallons. You
could pour the water from the
three previously mentioned
aquariums into this behemoth.
When it opened in 2005 it was
the only aquarium outside of Asia
where you could see whale sharks.
There are over 100,000 sea
dwelling animals occupying the
waters in Georgia.

7. W W W . P A U L C A R P E N T E R . C O
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