The Aquarium of Western Australia (AQWA) is a privately owned aquarium in Hillarys, Western Australia.
It opened as Underwater World, Perth on April 13 1988 and was acquired by the current owners - Coral World International - in 1991. It changed to its current name in January 1 2000.
The aquarium's main tank is 40 metres long and 20 metres wide and and holds 3 million litres of seawater. It incorporates a 98 metre acrylic tunnel. The facilty holds approximately 400 different species of marine life.
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