Aquarium
National Zoo & Aquarium
🇦🇺 Australia
🐠 Aquarium, Australia 111 spp. present
The National Zoo and Aquarium is a privately owned 19-hectare (47-acre) zoo and aquarium in the Australian capital city of Canberra. It is located in Yarralumla at the western end of Lake Burley Griffin, next to Scrivener Dam. A major expansion opened in May 2017, with 12 ha (30 acres) of open range exhibits. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
35.301° S 149.069° E
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Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
111
speciesOpened
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Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- 999 Lady Denman Drive
- Phone
- +61 2 6287 8400
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is National Zoo & Aquarium?
Australia
National Zoo & Aquarium is an aquarium in Australia, at 999 Lady Denman Drive. Its coordinates are 35.301° S, 149.069° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Kosciuszko National Park, about 116 km away.
What animals can you see at National Zoo & Aquarium?
111 species
Citizen-science photos record 111 species at National Zoo & Aquarium, including Black-capped Squirrel Monkey, Koala, Blacktip Reef Shark, American Alligator and Anaconda. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of National Zoo & Aquarium in the wild?
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey: Tambopata National Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at National Zoo & Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tambopata National Reserve), Koala (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Chase) and Blacktip Reef Shark (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park).
When is National Zoo & Aquarium open?
Every day · 9:30–17:00
According to its open map listing, National Zoo & Aquarium is open Every day · 9:30–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did National Zoo & Aquarium open and how big is it?
26 ha
National Zoo & Aquarium, an aquarium in Australia, covers about 26 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 111 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)