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Aquarium Finisterrae (Aquarium of the end of the World) is an aquarium located in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is an interactive centre of the sciences of marine biology, oceanography and the sea in general. It tries to promote learning about the ocean and to teach people to be more caring toward marine life. Created by the City of A Coruña, it was inaugurated June 5, 1999. It is directed, like the other museums in A Coruña by Ramón Núñez Centella, and its objective is to educate people about the sea, paying special attention to the ecosystems of the Galician coast. Its technical director is Francisco Franco del Amo. It is located on the coast of A Coruña, in the Maritime Pass, between the Casa del Hombre and the Tower of Hercules. Its exterior pools are connected to the Atlantic Ocean and are designed to show the tides. Besides its pools and aquariums, it has elements of a museum and allows experiences like touching star fish and turbots and learning where king prawn live. ==Distribution== *Sala maremágnum: An interactive exposition room all about the Atlantic Ocean. It houses more than 600 Atlantic species and also acts a ball room with a capacity of 350 people. *Sala Humboldt: A room contain expositions about many of the seas. *Sala Nautilus: A room decorated in the style of the study of Captain Nemo in the Nautilus. It is an observation room in a huge pool of , among the largest in Europe, where most of the Atlantic fish on display swim. *Octopus' Garden: A room dedicated to octopuses. *Jardín botánico: A room containing species representative of the Galician coast. *Piscinarium: A warm home for the two families of Atlantic seals. *Sala Isabel Castelo: A room dedicated to the permanent exposition of nature photographs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aquarium Finisterrae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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