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Oklahoma Aquarium

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: 300 Aquarium Drive Jenks Oklahoma USA 74037
  • Telephone Number: +1-918-296-3474
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

Oklahoma Aquarium is located on a 66 acre (26.71 hectare) campus along the banks of the Arkansas River in Jenks Oklahoma, a southern suburb of Tulsa . The 72,000 ft² (6689 m²) facility was built in 2002 with the expectation to bring nearly 500,000 visitors to the Tulsa metropolitan area annually . The Oklahoma Aquarium opened on May 28, 2003.On display is an ever growing array of exotic marine life, as well as fish and freshwater environments native to Oklahoma. The aquariums showcase attraction is Shark Adventure, a 500,000 gallon (1893 m³) shark tank, complete with a shark tunnel that allows visitors to walk through the shark environment. Near the middle of the tunnel is a 12 ft (3.66 m) high, 20 ft (6.1 m) wide all-acrylic observation dome designed to give unobstructed, 360-degree views of the entire tank and its bull shark and lemon shark inhabitants. Part of the Oklahoma Aquariums unique appeal is the permanent exhibition of over 20,000 items of fishing tackle in the Karl and Beverly White National Fishing Tackle Museum, the largest antique fishing tackle collection in the world.In July 2003, Discovery Channels famed naturalist and noteworthy filmmaker Nigel Marven (along with crew) documented four bull sharks, at home in the architecturally innovative half-million gallon tank. The resulting shots and commentary were featured in the 2003 edition of Discovery Channels Shark Week series.^[1]

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