National Aquarium

The Acuario Nacional de Cuba is an aquarium in Havana, Cuba established in 1960 to focus on "research and environmental education". Displays include those of coral and other tropical species, as well as a dolphinarium and sea lion shows.

Photo: Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Theme park
Description: aquarium in Havana, Cuba
Also known as: “Acuario Nacional”, “Acuario Nacional de Cuba”, and “アクアリオ・ナシオナル・デ・クーバ”
Address: 3ra Avenida, Havana

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar and Pedro Marrero Stadium.

Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar

Church

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Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar is the second largest church in Cuba. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana. It was begun in 1948 and inaugurated on May 28, 1953. Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar is situated 1¼ km southwest of National Aquarium.

Pedro Marrero Stadium

Stadium

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Pedro Marrero Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba. Built as a baseball stadium, it is now used primarily for football matches, and is the former home of CF Ciudad de La Habana. Pedro Marrero Stadium is situated 2½ km east of National Aquarium.

Ciudad Libertad Airport

Aerodrome

Ciudad Libertad Airport is a defunct airport near Havana, Cuba. and formerly known as El Aeropuerto de Columbia. Located in the borough of Playa, it was Cuba's main airport until 1930, when it was replaced by José Martí International Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miramar and Marianao.

Miramar

Suburb

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Miramar is a residential district of the municipality of Playa, in the city of Havana, Cuba.

Marianao

Suburb

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Marianao is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of Havana, Cuba. It lies 10 kilometres southwest of the original city of Havana, with which it is connected by the Marianao railway. Marianao is situated 4½ km south of National Aquarium.

Vedado

Suburb

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Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. Vedado is situated 6 km northeast of National Aquarium.

National Aquarium

Categories: public aquarium, biorepository, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Plaza De La Revolucion, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

23.11509° or 23° 6′ 54″ north

Longitude

-82.43655° or 82° 26′ 12″ west

Open location code

76MV4H87+29

OpenStreetMap ID

way 257926030

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=theme_park

Wikidata ID

Q31505

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In Other Languages

From French to Tamil—“National Aquarium” goes by many names.

French: “Aquarium national de Cuba”
Hungarian: “Havannai akvárium”
Japanese: “キューバ国立水族館”
Spanish: “Acuario nacional de Cuba”
Tamil: “கியூபா தேசிய மீன்காட்சியகம்”

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