| 词条 | Blue Planet Aquarium |
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|zoo_name = Blue Planet Aquarium |logo = |logo_caption = |image = Reef Shark At Blue Planet Aquarium - geograph.org.uk - 290505.jpg |image_caption = Sand tiger shark at the aquarium |location = Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England |date_opened = July 1998[1] |date_closed = |coordinates = |area = {{convert|8000|m2|ft2|abbr=on}}[2] |num_species = |num_animals = |largest_tank_vol = {{convert|4000000|l|gal|abbr=on}}[2] |total_tank_vol = |annual_visitors = |members = BIAZA |exhibits = |website = {{URL|http://www.blueplanetaquarium.com}} }} The Blue Planet Aquarium is a marine and freshwater aquarium located by the Cheshire Oaks retail and leisure complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. When opened by the Queen in July 1998,[1] it was the largest aquarium in the UK, and is still the largest in North West England.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} The £12 million building was designed by Manchester-based Buttress Fuller Alsop architects to resemble the shape of a crashing wave.[2] It was built by Cheshire-based developer Deep Sea Leisure (now owned by Aspro Ocio Group), who also built Deep Sea World in North Queensferry, Scotland. Its stated aim is to "enlighten, increase knowledge and raise interest in the marine environment using an interactive, entertaining and sustainable approach."[2] DescriptionThe interior houses tanks, pools and submerged tunnels designed to take the visitor through different habitats of the marine environment. The main aquarium tank holds {{convert|4000000|l|gal}} and features a {{convert|71|m|ft|sing=on}} underwater tunnel.[2] Themed areas include Tropical Rivers, Lakes and Ponds, Where Land Meets the Sea, and Seas and Oceans.[1] The aquarium contains many varieties of marine and freshwater fish, including more types of shark than anywhere else in Britain.[3] It also keeps a variety of mammals, reptiles and amphibians. AwardsThe aquarium's shark dive won the Visit Chester and Cheshire Awards 2010 category for Best Tourism Experience of the Year.[4] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.eurofundingnw.org.uk/downloads/six_years_change.PDF |title=Six Years of Change: How Funding from the European Union has Helped the North West 1994-1999 |publisher=Government Office North West |accessdate=2010-01-18}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/concrete-proves-its-worth-in-the-age-of-aquaria/777858.article |title=Concrete proves its worth in the age of aquaria |work=Architects' Journal |last=Awe |first=Janet |date=1998-04-01}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.visitcheshire.com/site/to-do/attractions/blue-planet-aquarium-p29461 |title=Blue Planet Aquarium |publisher=VisitCheshire.com |accessdate=2010-01-18}} 4. ^Cheshire & Warrington Tourism Board: Visit Chester and Cheshire: And the winners are {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623060228/http://www.visitchesterandcheshire.co.uk/News?article_id=And-the-winners-are |date=June 23, 2010 }} (accessed 17 June 2010) }} External links{{Portal|Cheshire}}
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