Oregon Coast Aquarium
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N 44° 37.070 W 124° 02.918
10T E 416804 N 4941032
A great exhibit of sea life in a fun, yet educational setting.
Waymark Code: WMR6M
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2006
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The Oregon Coast Aquarium is an aquarium in Newport, Oregon. It is perhaps best known for having housed Keiko, the orca from the movie Free Willy from January 1996 until 9 September 1998, when he was shipped to Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. The large tank now houses sharks and rays and is possibly better now than the whale days. Even without its former star attraction, USA Today and Coastal Living Online have ranked the Oregon Coast Aquarium among the top ten aquariums in the United States.
Exhibits
The Oregon Coast Aquarium's collection focuses on the flora and fauna native to the Oregon Coast. The largest exhibit is entitled 'Passages of the Deep'. Housed in Keiko's former tank, Passages of the Deep allows visitors to walk through acrylic tunnels, in which they are surrounded by such deep-water marine animals such as sharks, rays, and rockfish. The aquarium also boasts marine mammals, specifically sea lions, seals, and sea otters, in addition to a sea bird aviary. There are also several exhibits focusing on the smaller marine life in the area, including jellyfish and and tidepool exhibit designed for kids to pet the sea stars and sea anemone.
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