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| As well as a tourist attraction, The Deep is a centre for marine research. | As well as a tourist attraction, The Deep is a centre for marine research. | ||
| ==The Attraction== | |||
| A visit will generally last between 2 and 3 hours. One is directed up to the third floor and from this level a gently sloping ramp with interspersed audio-visual displays and interactive features leads you back down a couple of levels. Along the way, the handrail depicts time from the beginning of the Earth (1cm = 100,000 years) and the displays are located at the chronological point along the way. | |||
| At the bottom of the ramp, a bright lagoon is found with many brightly coloured tropical fish. Details of their habitat can be found on the intereactive "find your creature" panels. | |||
| Next comes the main feature, a 25 metre deep pool containing 2.5 million litres of water, several sharks and large rays and a multitude of other fish. Each (early) afternoon, a show dive is performed where two members of the team dive to the bottom of this tank and feed the sharks and rays by hand. | |||
| Further things to see include fish that glow in the dark, coral and sea horses. Finally, there is an interactive area where one can learn to control an underwater diving vessel. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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The Deep is a large underwater aquarium situated at Sammy's Point, at the confluence of the Hull and Humber rivers in Hull, England. It opened in March 2002.
Billed as 'the world's only submarium', the tank contains thousands of sea creatures (including seven species of shark), 2.5 million litres of water and 87 tonnes of salt housed in an iconic structure designed by Sir Terry Farrell and built as part of the UK National Lottery's Millennium Commission project.
As well as a tourist attraction, The Deep is a centre for marine research.
The Attraction
A visit will generally last between 2 and 3 hours. One is directed up to the third floor and from this level a gently sloping ramp with interspersed audio-visual displays and interactive features leads you back down a couple of levels. Along the way, the handrail depicts time from the beginning of the Earth (1cm = 100,000 years) and the displays are located at the chronological point along the way.
At the bottom of the ramp, a bright lagoon is found with many brightly coloured tropical fish. Details of their habitat can be found on the intereactive "find your creature" panels.
Next comes the main feature, a 25 metre deep pool containing 2.5 million litres of water, several sharks and large rays and a multitude of other fish. Each (early) afternoon, a show dive is performed where two members of the team dive to the bottom of this tank and feed the sharks and rays by hand.
Further things to see include fish that glow in the dark, coral and sea horses. Finally, there is an interactive area where one can learn to control an underwater diving vessel.
External links
- The Deep official website
- research website in association with the University of Hull
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