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St. Lucie County Aquarium
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Location |
Fort Pierce, Florida |
Land area |
5000 sq. ft. |
Coordinates |
27°27′38″N 80°18′52″W / 27.46065°N 80.31431°W / 27.46065; -80.31431 |
Volume of largest tank |
3000 gal. |
Total volume of tanks |
8000 gal. |
Major exhibits |
6 |
St. Lucie County Aquarium is a public aquarium in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida. It contains the Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit, which is a 3000-gallon model of a coral reef ecosystem; the exhibit was retired in 2000 from the National Museum of Natural History. The other exhibits represent ecosystems of the Indian River Lagoon and the surrounding coast.