Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it; p' t9 J# k. b
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% J% s' Q! ~1 j' @: E; _
By Lyle Brennan
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" |+ Y- J% Z) E5 w2 f# JAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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) W, S5 e* R# D, O U$ Kos.tvboxnow.comSwimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ @0 u1 |+ b! y3 l
3 }, H2 k1 W8 Z0 [os.tvboxnow.comThe enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ ?, K7 L- g, ~# n* H7 q! m
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A little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26CTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 u5 { `) G& X; K3 b( u1 u1 H4 M
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS" j) f6 a1 V; x! t* A, M
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115fttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, Q; e N. N* u- o7 g
- Temperature: heated to 26C
( c$ k ?* D$ P3 A, U$ R - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
6 t& d2 n3 J# |6 X. V' los.tvboxnow.com - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
1 P. o5 `0 X" V* }0 k4 S0 JIt also hold the Guinness record for the world's deepest - so if you don't feel like diving 115ft to the bottom, it might be best to bring some spare goggles.
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The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
! e7 V3 s: \# atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.
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/ W l' P6 X" B; M公仔箱論壇It uses a computer-controlled suction and filtration system to suck water in from the ocean at one end and pump it out at the other, while the sun warms it to 26C - nine degrees higher than the sea.公仔箱論壇: \' i |6 V6 T4 Q7 z9 E; c
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The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.
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Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chileos.tvboxnow.com% o/ V) V% j5 o6 r
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! e% Y* f9 z0 F6 x& ]7 Q+ X* q* z
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Big drip: The pool, shown left next to the city of Algarrobo, is thought to have cost £1billion to build and runs up £2million a year in maintenanceTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! ~3 X" o+ S% Y6 x. F
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Man-made paradise: A computer-generated image of the San Alfonso del Mar resort shows how its semi-circular artificial beaches and filtered waters sit right next to the real thing8 ^ e) r' X6 {3 p$ W7 I4 ?* E Y" R
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Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming公仔箱論壇% u% P6 }- g; X: v; }
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By the sea: A couple stroll along the shores of the artificial lake, which is also the world's deepest swimming pool at 115ft |
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