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By COLETTE BANCROFT
Published April 16, 2006
How the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta compares with the Florida Aquarium in Tampa: SEA CREATURES Florida Aquarium: 10,000 Georgia Aquarium: 100,000 GALLONS OF WATER Florida Aquarium: More than 1-million Georgia Aquarium: More than 8-million STAR ANIMALS Florida Aquarium: White alligator, on loan from Audubon Zoo in New Orleans; sand tiger sharks; leafy sea dragons Georgia Aquarium: Two whale sharks; five beluga whales; leafy sea dragons OPENING DATE Florida Aquarium: March 1995 Georgia Aquarium: November 2005 NUMBER OF VISITORS SO FAR Florida Aquarium: More than 3.5-million Georgia Aquarium: More than 1-million FUNDING Florida Aquarium: $84-million bond issued by city of Tampa; the city acquired the aquarium in 1996. Georgia Aquarium: Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus and his wife, Billi, donated more than $200-million of the $290-million cost. Coca-Cola donated 9 acres of the 20-acre site; corporate sponsors and private donors picked up the rest. ADULT ADMISSION Florida Aquarium: $17.95 Georgia Aquarium: $22.75 - COLETTE BANCROFT
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