Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
	33°45′46″N 84°23′41″W
Date opened	November 23, 2005
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Volume of largest tank	6.3 million US gallons (24,000 m3)
Total volume of tanks	More than 11 million US gallons (42,000 m3)
Annual visitors	2.5 million (2018)
Memberships	Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA); Alliance of Marine Mammals Parks & Aquariums (AMMPA); International Marine Animal Trainer's Association (IMATA); Smithsonian Affiliations program; Humane Certified by American Humane;
Website	georgiaaquarium.org

Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It exhibits hundreds of species and thousands of animals across its seven major galleries, all of which reside in more than 11 million US gallons (42,000 m³) of water. It was the largest aquarium in the world from its opening in 2005 until 2012 when it was surpassed by the S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore and the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China; the Georgia Aquarium remains the largest aquarium in the United States and the fourth largest in the world.

A $250 million donation from the foundation of local businessman and The Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus provided the bulk of the funding needed to build and stock the new facility.

The aquarium's notable specimens include whale sharks, beluga whales, California sea lions, bottlenose dolphins, manta rays, sea otters, and tiger sharks. Its centerpiece is a 6.3 million US gallons (24,000 m³) whale shark exhibit.

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