The Underwater Observatory Marine Park
Eilat's Coral World Underwater Observatory is a public aquarium, park and conservation center located in Eilat, Israel. It is the biggest public aquarium in Israel, and it hosts over 800 species.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: Aquarium, park and conservation center in Israel
- Also known as: “Coral World Underwater Observatory” and “I lobs”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orchidea and Hof Ha-Almuggim Be-Elat Nature Reserve.
Orchidea
Hotel
Orchidea is a hotel, which is situated 140 metres northwest of The Underwater Observatory Marine Park.
Hof Ha-Almuggim Be-Elat Nature Reserve
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve and Conservation area is a nature reserve and national park in the Red Sea, near the city of Eilat in Israel. It covers 1.2 kilometres of shore, and is the northernmost shallow water coral reef in the world, and possibly one of the more resilient to climate change. Hof Ha-Almuggim Be-Elat Nature Reserve is situated 470 metres northeast of The Underwater Observatory Marine Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taba and Eilat.
Taba
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taba, in the eastern Sinai peninsula of Egypt, is on the border with Israel, close to the city and airport of Eilat. The area within one km of the border is a duty-free zone with a couple of large resort hotels, a few shops, the bus station and other amenities.
Eilat
Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilat is the only Israeli city on the Red Sea. Eilat is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the Negev desert. It's sandwiched between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan, and often used as an access route to those cities because of its large modern Ramon airport.
Aqaba
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aqaba is Jordan's only port city. It is on the Gulf of Aqaba in the extreme south of the country, adjacent to Eilat in Israel.
The Underwater Observatory Marine Park
- Categories: building, tourism, commercial area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.50375° or 29° 30′ 14″ northLongitude
34.91763° or 34° 55′ 4″ eastInception
1974Operator
Coral world internationalOpen location code
7GXPGW39+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 91331372OpenStreetMap feature
building=noOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=retailOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumWikidata ID
Q6602806
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Yiddish—“The Underwater Observatory Marine Park” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Observatorio Mara Parko Eilat”
- French: “Parc marin de l’observatoire sous-marin d’Eilat”
- German: “Coral World Underwater Observatory”
- Hebrew: “המצפה התת-ימי באילת”
- Hebrew: “פארק המצפה התת-ימי באילת”
- Hebrew: “פארק המצפה התת-ימי”
- Icelandic: “Observatory Marine Park Eilat”
- Ladino: “Underwater Observatory Marine Park Eilat”
- Portuguese: “Observatório Parque Marinho Eilat”
- Russian: “Морской парк ‘Подводная обсерватория’”
- Russian: “Парк подводной обсерватории”
- Spanish: “Observatorio del Parque Marino de Eilat”
- Yiddish: “פארק המצפה התת-ימי באילת”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shark Pool and The Red Sea Reef.
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