Engineering a 100 million litre ocean inside a building
In short: Discover how engineers and marine experts collaborated to build the world's largest aquarium. This documentary explores the massive architectural puzzle of housing 5,000 species in a single glass and metal sanctuary.
Located on Hengqin Island near Macao, China, Ocean Kingdom represents an unprecedented scale of marine life preservation. The project required four years of work to construct a facility capable of holding 100 million litres of water. It is designed to house no fewer than 20,000 fish and approximately 5,000 different species.
The documentary highlights the technical achievements involved in creating this 'dream factory,' including the logistics of introducing animals to their habitats. Key features include housing the largest number of whale sharks in captivity alongside various stingrays, such as giant manta rays.
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