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Waikīkī Aquarium

The Waikīkī Aquarium is an aquarium in , , United States. It was founded in 1904 and has been an institution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 1919.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Public aquarium
  • Description: aquarium in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
  • Also known as: “Waikiki Aquarium”
  • Address: 2777 Kalākaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial and Honolulu Zoo.

Photo: Waikiki Natatorium, CC BY 2.0.
The is a war memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, built in the form of an ocean water public swimming pool. The Natatorium was built as a living memorial dedicated to "the men and women who served during the great war". is situated 490 feet southwest of Waikīkī Aquarium.

Zoo
Photo: Syced, CC0.
The is a 42-acre zoo in Queen Kapiʻolani Park in , . It is the only zoo in the United States to be established by grants made by a sovereign monarch and is built on part of the 300-acre royal Queen Kapiʻolani Park. is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Waikīkī Aquarium.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a volcanic tuff cone on the of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi, which is most likely derived from lae plus ʻahi because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waikiki and Kaimuki.

Photo: Luis Argerich, CC BY 2.0.
One of the best-known beaches in the world, is a famous district of the city of , on the of . Sandwiched between the Ala Wai Canal and the ocean in the shadow of the towering Diamond Head crater, is noted for being the tourist center of the Hawaiian Islands.

Suburb
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of , Hawaii, United States. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Waikīkī Aquarium.

Neighborhood
Mōʻiliʻili, Hawaii is a neighborhood of Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, , on the island of Oahu. Its name means “pebble lizard” in Hawaiian. is situated 2 miles north of Waikīkī Aquarium.

Waikīkī Aquarium

Latitude
21.26567° or 21° 15′ 56″ north
Longitude
-157.82173° or 157° 49′ 18″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
73H4758H+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1111853537
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­aquarium
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5854381
Wiki­data ID
Q2891869
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Waikīkī Aquarium” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “威基基水族館”
  • Dutch: “Waikiki Aquarium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ويكيكى اكواريوم”
  • German: “Waikīkī Aquarium”
  • Hebrew: “אקווריום ואיקיקי”
  • Hebrew: “אקווריום וואיקיקי”
  • Italian: “Acquario di Waikiki”
  • Italian: “acquario Waikiki”
  • Japanese: “ワイキキ水族館”
  • Korean: “와이키키 수족관”
  • Spanish: “Acuario de Waikiki”

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Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waikīkī Aquarium”. Photo: Meowmeow10, CC BY-SA 3.0.