Exploris

Exploris is a public aquarium situated in Portaferry, Northern Ireland. The facility is the only public aquarium in Northern Ireland and it is located on the shores of the Marine Nature reserve of Strangford Lough, which is an important winter migration destination for many wading and sea birds. The lough is home to almost 75% of the marine species found in Northern Ireland, including common seals, basking sharks and brent geese. Three quarters of the world population of pale bellied brent geese spend winter in the lough area. Exploris illustrates and exhibits the large variety of animals that live in Strangford Lough.

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1987 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
public aquarium, zoo, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 54.382, -5.549, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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• File:Clough castle motte and bailey County Down.jpg

  Clough Castle ⓘ
  castle  

• File:Jordan's Castle 1.jpg

  Jordan's Castle ⓘ
  state Care historic monument in Northern Ireland

• File:Sketrick Castle.jpg

  Sketrick Castle ⓘ
  castle in Killinchy, County Down, Northern Ireland  

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  Rowallane Garden ⓘ
  Historic garden in Northern Ireland

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  Seaforde House ⓘ
  country house in Seaforde, County Down, Northern Ireland

• File:DownCountyMuseumBuilding.JPG

  Down County Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

• File:O&K No. 1, Downpatrick Station.JPG

  Downpatrick and County Down Railway ⓘ
  Heritage Railway in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

• File:Castle Ward House, June 2011 (02).JPG

  Castle Ward ⓘ
  country house in Northern Ireland

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  Exploris ⓘ
  aquarium in Portaferry, Northern Ireland

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  Somme Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

• File:Mount Stewart April 2011.jpg

  Mount Stewart ⓘ
  Historic house museum and garden in Co. Down, Northern Ireland

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1987 Exploris

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1599 Sketrick Castle

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1819 Seaforde House

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1760-01-01T00:00:00Z

1760 Castle Ward

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1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

1994 Somme Museum

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2013 Mount Stewart

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Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (04), October 2009

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (03), October 2009

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (10), October 2009

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (06), October 2009

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (05), October 2009

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (09), October 2009

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (02), October 2009

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (01), October 2009

Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (11), October 2009

Portaferry signs (08), October 2009

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Clough Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Jordan's Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1599	Sketrick Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Rowallane Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden	1819	Seaforde House	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Down County Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Downpatrick and County Down Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1760	Castle Ward	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Exploris	zoo, public aquarium	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Somme Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Mount Stewart	house, art museum, historic house museum, historic house	Wikidata
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (04), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (03), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (10), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (06), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (05), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (09), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (02), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (01), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry (11), October 2009		Commons
commons	image		Portaferry signs (08), October 2009		Commons