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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the Georgia Aquarium.
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A gift, an opening and new galleries
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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23 November 2005
Opening day
The Georgia Aquarium opens in downtown Atlanta, the largest aquarium in the world at the time.
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2007
New whale sharks
Two whale sharks, Taroko and Yushan, join the aquarium.
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2008
Manta rays
The first manta ray, Nandi, arrives.
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2011
Dolphin Coast
Dolphin presentations begin in the new Dolphin Coast gallery.
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2012
Overtaken
S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore and Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China overtake it in size; Georgia remains the largest in the United States.
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2019
2.9 million visitors
The aquarium welcomes 2.9 million visitors in a year.
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October 2020
SHARKS! Predators of the Deep
A new shark gallery opens.
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August 2024
Explorers Cove
Explorers Cove opens.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
