Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium

Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium
	Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium logo
	Entrance to Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium on Tamaki Drive
	36°50′45″S 174°49′2″E / 36.84583°S 174.81722°E
Date opened	1985; 39 years ago
Location	23 Tamaki Drive, Ōrākei, Auckland 1071, New Zealand
No. of animals	1500+
No. of species	50+
Major exhibits	8
Owner	Merlin Entertainments
Website	www.visitsealife.com/auckland/

Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium (formerly Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World) is a public aquarium opened in 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand. Located at 23 Tamaki Drive, it was the brainchild of New Zealand marine archaeologist and diver Kelly Tarlton (1937–1985).^[1]^[2]

Built in disused sewage storage tanks, the aquarium used a new form of acrylic shaping, which allowed curved tunnels rather than viewing areas with flat panels only, as in previous aquariums. The project was also one of the first to use moving walkways for people to travel slowly through the viewing areas.^[3]

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Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium

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