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Polaria
The world's most northerly aquarium, in a building shaped like ice floes tipped against each other.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Hjalmar Johansens gate 12, 9007 TromsøDirections
- Getting There
- A 10-minute walk south of the center.
Why Go
Opened in 1998, Polaria shows the sea life and ice of Svalbard and the Arctic, with panoramic films and a pool of bearded seals, fed in front of visitors each day.
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