Oceanium
The Oceanium is a public aquarium that opened in 2001 in Diergaarde Blijdorp, a zoo in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Oceanium lies in the expansion area of the zoo, which includes a new entrance and parking area, and was the biggest project to date for the zoo.Photo: Tukka, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Diergaarde Blijdorp and Fokhaven (Rotterdam).
Diergaarde Blijdorp
Zoo
Photo: Sherpa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Diergaarde Blijdorp, officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, and has been operated by the Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde. Diergaarde Blijdorp is situated 250 metres southeast of Oceanium.
Fokhaven (Rotterdam)
Marina
Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fokhaven (Rotterdam) is a marina, which is situated 440 metres west of Oceanium.
Amazonica
Building
Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amazonica is a building, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Oceanium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blijdorp and Kleinpolder.
Blijdorp
Neighborhood
Blijdorp is a neighbourhood in northern Rotterdam and is part of the borough Noord. The neighbourhood has around 9500 inhabitants.
Kleinpolder
Quarter
Kleinpolder is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Kleinpolderplein, is home to a 2012 sculpture garden, constructed underneath one of the busiest interchanges in the Netherlands.
Spangen
Quarter
Spangen is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is in the west of the city with about 10000 inhabitants. From the entrance of Spangen to the center is formed by the Mathenesserbrug across the Delfshavense Schie.
Oceanium
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Diergaarde Blijdorp
- Categories: zoo and public aquarium
- Location: Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.92853° or 51° 55′ 43″ northLongitude
4.44546° or 4° 26′ 44″ eastInception
1941Operator
Diergaarde BlijdorpOpen location code
9F36WCHW+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 54083260OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q2214161
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Oceanium” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oceanium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اوشيانيوم”
- Persian: “اوشنیوم”
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