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An Apollonaut travel guide
The place behind the glass.
A waterfront building, a reef complex and a rescued dugong offer several ways into the story of SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.
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An aquarium on the harbour
Sydney Aquarium opened in 1988 on the eastern, city side of Darling Harbour, north of Pyrmont Bridge.
In October 1998 a Great Barrier Reef complex opened, with an oceanarium of 2.6 million litres.
Sharks, reefs and dugongs
Today the aquarium displays more than 700 species and over 13,000 animals, including thirteen species of shark.
Pig, a rescued dugong, is one of its best-known residents. While Dugong Island is temporarily closed, Pig can be seen in Day and Night on the Reef.
A SEA LIFE centre
Merlin Entertainments owns the aquarium and relaunched it as a SEA LIFE centre on 24 September 2012, after a $10 million refurbishment.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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