The New Georgia Aquarium, Opened in Dec. 2005, is the
Largest Aquarium in the World
Amateur Photos by jack
yeazel with a shirt-pocket-size, 4MP Canon SD300, 31 Dec. 2005
Click (HERE)
to see the brochure floor map.
(Click
on thumbnails for larger views)
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Entrance and Queue
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The Entry Atrium is Really Spectacular
-With Movies on Walls to Right
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Entrances to the Various Exhibits
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Aquarium "Mascot", Deepo • 4D
Theater • Opening Scene with Deepo and his 'Side Kick'
You will just have to see the show
to discover what the Fourth Dimension is!
The 3D presentation utilizes polarized glasses (on the people's
heads) and does not distort the color.
(Notice the two images of the blue fish; these are the two 3D images
projected through polarized lenses)
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Shrimp Boat and Whale's Mouth • Kids
(And some Grownups!) Slide Down and out Through It
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Feel-the-fish Tanks (Click on
the 2nd Pic to get the full movie) Note the Hammerhead Shark
A "Flock" of Rays Fly By
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Some Mighty Strange-looking Fish
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Deadly Piranha Fish • Long-legged Crabs
• Cuttlefish (relative of the squids)
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A "Splash" of Fish • On the Coral Reef
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After A While it's Time to Eat in the
Food Court or Just Rest in the big Lounge
(Notice that AirTran has contributed, but bankrupt Delta has not)
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Kids get a Worm's-eye View of the African
Penguins
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Whale Skeleton from Tail to Head •
Giant(?) Octopus
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Sea Otters Out and In the Water
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The Beluga Whales are in Constant Playful
Motion
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The Whale Shark (there are two males
here) is the World's Largest Fish
(Small fish swim in front of the shark's mouth for protection, since
he doesn't eat fish)
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A Tunnel Under the Big Tank Allows
one to Walk Through or Ride a Moving Sidewalk
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A Jelly Fish Glides By • Flashy Fish
• Live Garden Eels Feeding on Zooplankton
To get a closer look, click (HERE)
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Down to the Food Court and Out Through
the Gift Shop
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Atlanta Skyline and Centennial Park
• Construction of the new World of Coca-Cola • The Georgia Dome