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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
The land locked province is not short on aquariums - there is no need for an aquarium in Calgary. I sort of hate the idea of putting a massive animal which needs space into a small tub of water - especially if it means transporting it across a mountain range to do so.
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Nah, zero is a pretty low number, so I would say the prairie provinces are short on aquariums.
Atlanta has the biggest one in North America, and it's no where near any oceans. Chicago, despite being on Lake Michigan, is just as far from any oceans as Calgary is. The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago is probably the 2nd best in North America. Moscow has the largest aquarium in Europe and is further inland and further north than Calgary.
Obviously it's not realistic to transport full-size whale sharks to Calgary, but there's no real reason why an aquarium wouldn't work. There's room near the science center.