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The Marine Life Park is a part of Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa, situated in southern Singapore. The 8-hectare (20-acre) park houses two attractions, the S.E.A. Aquarium and the Adventure Cove Waterpark, and featured the largest oceanarium in the world from 2012 to 2014,[2][3] until it was surpassed by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom.[4]

Date opened	22 November 2012; 9 years ago (2012-11-22)
Location	8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa, Singapore 098269
Land area	8 ha (20 acres)
No. of animals	More than 100,000[1]
No. of species	More than 800[1]
Volume of largest tank	18,000,000 l (4,000,000 imp gal; 4,800,000 US gal)
Total volume of tanks	45,000,000 l (9,900,000 imp gal; 12,000,000 US gal)[1]
Website	S.E.A. Aquarium

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S.E.A. Aquarium

The S.E.A. Aquarium (South East Asia Aquarium) was the world's largest aquarium by total water volume until overtaken by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin, China.[4] It contains a total of 45,000,000 litres (9,900,000 imp gal; 12,000,000 US gal) of water for more than 100,000 marine animals of over 800 species.[1] The aquarium comprises 10 zones with 49 habitats. The centerpiece of the aquarium is the Open Ocean tank with more than 18,000,000 l (4,000,000 imp gal; 4,800,000 US gal) and 50,000 animals.[5] Until 2014 when eclipsed by China's Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, it had the world's largest viewing panel, 36-metre (118 ft) wide and 8.3-metre (27 ft) tall, which is intended to give visitors the feeling of being on the ocean floor.[2] They also have a conservation group called Guardians of the S.E.A.A.,[6] which supports research, education and public engagement efforts to protect the marine environment. S.E.A. Aquarium will be rebranded to Singapore Oceanarium in 2024 when construction of an extension is expected to be completed in that same year.[7]

Attractions

The main attractions include:[8][9]

Name	Description
Shipwrecked!	Comprises marine fishes such as black-blotched fantail ray, bowmouth guitarfish, snubnose pompano and zebra shark housed in a shipwreck that sinks beneath a simulated Strait of Karimata on the lower-eastern side of Sumatra. Outside of the tunnel tank is a floor tank which includes the brownbanded bamboo shark and fluted giant clam as well as a few seahorse tanks. Even though the aquarium only keeps female zebra sharks, two pups named Vanda and Hope were born in 2016 and 2021 respectively through parthenogenesis, a rare phenomenon only recently observed in zebra sharks.[10]
School of Fish	The centerpiece of this area is the Coral Garden, a cylindrical tank with an artificial coral reef and a wide variety of coral reef fish like clownfish, Napoleon wrasse and many more. There are also a few seahorse tanks. Freshwater fish like the alligator gar and American paddlefish are also housed nearby.
Ocean Diversity	Allows face-to-face interaction with the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. It is also home to the giant Pacific octopus, Japanese spider crab, zebra turkeyfish and many different species of jellyfish.
Open Ocean	The open ocean is a big home for hundreds of fish such as the giant grouper, Javanese cownose ray, leopard whipray, pickhandle barracuda and reef manta rays.
Quirky Adaptations	This gallery shows visitors the various adaptations many different species of fish have to survive. Fish housed here include blotcheye soldierfish, bumphead parrotfish, elephant fish, old wife, payara, queen angelfish, weedy seadragon and wolf eel.
Underwater City	Most of the live corals are held in these tanks with 100 species of hard corals and 20 species of soft corals along with and many fish like the regal blue tang and giant moray.
Apex Predators of the Seas	Visitors walk through a tunnel that allows them to view various shark species such as the blacktip reef shark, sand tiger shark, scalloped hammerhead shark, tawny nurse shark and whitetip reef shark.
Aquatic Ecosystems	The final gallery in the aquarium, featuring the Discovery Touch Pool, which allows visitors to touch epaulette sharks, chocolate chip sea stars, green brittle stars and black sea cucumbers. Several species of poison dart frogs are also housed here.

Dining

Dining is possible at the Ocean Restaurant by Cat Cora and S.E.A. Side Snacks.[11]

Shopping

The gift shop located at the exit of the aquarium sells a variety of souvenirs.[11]

Controversies

The capture of wild dolphins from the Solomon Islands and their housing in Subic Bay, Philippines was controversial. Animal rights groups filed a civil rights suit, and the Quezon City court issued a 72-hour temporary environment protection order to block the re-export of the dolphins to Marine Life Park on 14 October 2012. RWS reiterated that the resort's acquisition of the 25 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins adhered to regulations governed by the United Nations Environment Programme under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.[12] Following another appeal, the block on the re-exportation of the dolphins was temporarily extended. Upon expiry of the blocking order, the dolphins were subsequently exported while the court appeal was ongoing. One of the dolphins, Wen Wen, died on the flight to Singapore,[13] making it the third dolphin to die prior to the opening of the Dolphin Island section within the park.[14]

Adventure Cove Waterpark

The Adventure Cove Waterpark (simplified Chinese: 水上探险乐园; traditional Chinese: 水上探險樂園; pinyin: shuǐshàng tànxiǎn lèyuán) is situated in southern Singapore. The park features seven water slides, including the region's first hydro-magnetic coaster, Riptide Rocket. It also features pools like Bluwater Bay, a wave pool and the Adventure River. The 620-metre (2,030 ft) river, one of the world's longest lazy-rivers, have 13 themed scenes of tropical jungles, grottoes, a surround aquarium and more.[2]

Rides and attractions

Rides and attractions include:[15]

Type	Name	Description
Thrilling Water Slides	Dueling Racer	Consists of two vertical water slides which allow two riders to race down the slide at a time by lying on a mat.
	Pipeline Plunge	A slide that is shaped like a pipe which allows two riders to slide down together in a float.
	Riptide Rocket	Southeast Asia's first hydro-magnetic roller coaster, which provides strong climbs and steep drops and shocking twists to two riders on a float.
	Spiral Washout	Funnel-like slide which caters to two riders on a float.
	Splashworks	Like a multiple obstacle course, Splashworks consists of balance beams, tight ropes, cargo nets, and platform cliff jumps.
	Tidal Twister	Slide with unpredictable twists and turns, catering to two riders on a float.
	Whirlpool Washout	On a float, riders slide down the ride in twists, turns and dips. At the end of the slide, people will be facing backwards.
Immersive Experience	Ray Bay	An up-close encounter with the rays. Additional charges apply.
	Rainbow Reef	Snorkel amongst reefs and 20,000 tropical fishes of four different species.
Fun For Kids	Adventure River	Float in a tube through 14 habitats around the waterpark. The habitats include a Grotto, dolphin lagoon and ray bay.
	Big Bucket Treehouse	A water playground with mini water slides and water-filled buckets tipping.
	Bluwater Bay	Ride the waves in a giant pool.
	Seahorse Hideaway	Shallow wading pool with fountains.

Dining

The Bay Restaurant serves local favourites, Asian and Western delights. Dining is al-fresco style and situated on a terrace overlooking the Waterpark.

Shopping

Reef 'n Wave Wear is a one-stop destination for swim apparel, gifts and souvenirs.

Transport

The park is accessible by MRT (via the Sentosa Express), bus, car and by foot.[16]

See also

• Wild Wild Wet
• Underwater World

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marine Life Park.

• Official website
• Resorts World Sentosa Official website

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