Aquarium
Nordsøen Oceanarium
🇩🇰 Denmark
🐠 Aquarium, Denmark 33 spp. present
Nordsøen Oceanarium is a public aquarium and museum that opened in 1998 on the shores of the North Sea (Nordsøen in Danish) in Hirtshals, north Jutland, Denmark. Their main tank, which holds 4,500,000 litres (1,200,000 US gal), is the largest in Northern Europe, but the Oceanarium also has several smaller habitat aquariums and an exhibit with seals. Species displayed are native to the oceans around Denmark. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
57.587° N 9.980° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
33
speciesOpened
1984
Size
—
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–16:00
Getting there
- Phone
- +45 9894 4444
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Common Mola
Mola mola
Threespine Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gadus
Gadus
Angler
Lophius piscatorius
Before you go
Where is Nordsøen Oceanarium?
Denmark
Nordsøen Oceanarium is an aquarium in Denmark. Its coordinates are 57.587° N, 9.980° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wadden Sea National Park, about 478 km away.
What animals can you see at Nordsøen Oceanarium?
33 species
Citizen-science photos record 33 species at Nordsøen Oceanarium, including Northern Fulmar, Black-legged Kittiwake, Harbor Seal, Basking Shark and Common Mola. 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 Nordsøen Oceanarium in the wild?
Northern Fulmar: Svalbard
Some of the animals photographed at Nordsøen Oceanarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Northern Fulmar (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard), Black-legged Kittiwake (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard) and Harbor Seal (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park).
Does Nordsøen Oceanarium charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Nordsøen Oceanarium lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Nordsøen Oceanarium open?
Every day · 10:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Nordsøen Oceanarium is open Every day · 10:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Nordsøen Oceanarium open?
Opened 1984
Nordsøen Oceanarium, an aquarium in Denmark, opened in 1984, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 33 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website