What is Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World?
'''Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World''' is an [[aquarium]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. It is all underground and within the walls of Auckland City's [[sewage]] holding tanks, unused since 1961. It opened on January 25, 1985. Kelly Tarlton, an avid [[diver]], [[treasure hunter]] and undersea [[explorer]], was responsible for the Underwater World concept and [[construction]]. Construction took 10 months and cost $3 million. Kelly Tarlton died suddenly of a [[heart attack]] on March 17, 1985, seven weeks after the Underwater World opened. Large [[shark]]s, [[stingray]]s and 1500 fish of forty different [[specie]]s may be viewed through a 114 [[metre]]-long [[underwater]] [[plexiglass]] [[tunnel]] in a figure-of-eight shape. The plexiglass is 7 [[centimetre]]s thick. == Other websites == * [http://www.kellytarltons.co.nz Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World] {{commons category|Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium}} [[Category:Aquariums]] [[Category:Auckland]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in New Zealand]] [[Category:1985 establishments]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in New Zealand]] [[Category:1985 establishments in Oceania]] {{geo-stub}}