Aquarium

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

Q: Where is SeaWorld Abu Dhabi?

United Arab Emirates. SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is an aquarium in the United Arab Emirates. Its coordinates are 24.486° N, 54.619° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 1,703 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi?

60 species. Citizen-science photos record 60 species at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, including American Flamingo, Scarlet Ibis, Gentoo Penguin, King Penguin and Arctic Fox. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi in the wild?

American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve. Some of the animals photographed at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), Scarlet Ibis (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Caroni Swamp) and Arctic Fox (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard).

Q: When did SeaWorld Abu Dhabi open and how big is it?

Opened 2023, 67 ha. SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, an aquarium in the United Arab Emirates, opened in 2023 and covers about 67 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 60 species are photographed there.

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

🐠 Aquarium, United Arab Emirates 60 spp. present

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is a marine life theme park and animal research, rescue and rehabilitation center that opened on May 23, 2023, on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is the first SeaWorld park outside of the United States and the first park without orcas. The Abu Dhabi–based company Miral Asset Management is the owner and operator of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi under a license from United Parks & Resorts. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

24.486° N 54.619° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

2023

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

seaworldabudhabi.com ↗

Who runs it

Run by: United Parks & Resorts
Owned by: Miral Asset Management

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

Eudocimus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Caroni Swamp+ 1 more park

Pygoscelis papua

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Aptenodytes patagonicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Table Mountain National Park

Vulpes lagopus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Svalbard+ 1 more park

LC Endemic

Dacelo novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Royal National Park+ 15 more parks

Fratercula cirrhata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Kenai Fjords National Park+ 3 more parks

Aix galericulata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Triglav National Park+ 4 more parks

Before you go

Where is SeaWorld Abu Dhabi?

United Arab Emirates

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is an aquarium in the United Arab Emirates. Its coordinates are 24.486° N, 54.619° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 1,703 km away.

What animals can you see at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi?

60 species

Citizen-science photos record 60 species at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, including American Flamingo, Scarlet Ibis, Gentoo Penguin, King Penguin and Arctic Fox. 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 SeaWorld Abu Dhabi in the wild?

American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Some of the animals photographed at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), Scarlet Ibis (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Caroni Swamp) and Arctic Fox (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard).

When did SeaWorld Abu Dhabi open and how big is it?

Opened 2023, 67 ha

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, an aquarium in the United Arab Emirates, opened in 2023 and covers about 67 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 60 species are photographed there.