Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
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1 O, _6 B* s8 s' r9 Q$ c# l4 [4 uBy Lyle Brennan
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$ m2 g" V% ?( d9 e5 a j: b* y% OTVBNOW 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。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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! E* E5 A+ C' ?1 O, FSwimming 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.
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/ e0 i9 T) U) H& wThe 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: b/ v3 R0 l- ?6 R" H
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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 26C
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- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇" o% z# b( [9 r, n u( i
- Temperature: heated to 26C
" i# H5 w4 G3 s5 cos.tvboxnow.com - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
5 r( p# p2 @ I [$ s T4 g* Vos.tvboxnow.com - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
! y0 u, p, k! R- `. n9 mIt 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.os.tvboxnow.com+ p/ L% Q5 ?7 y
: \, m: {. d; V' |TVBNOW 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。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.
1 z, z0 [) f: d1 ]% ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.% k0 v3 p$ ]* Y) u0 y1 O1 g
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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.
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% W {. v: C+ E( EThe 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, Chiletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ]0 U0 A3 r. _
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇' v/ C4 K5 k/ C7 k) J- i$ r! ^; K
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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 maintenance; N& ^8 d J- V. J' x9 T
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; t# k$ Y2 H3 t9 I+ v* f! m' i1 w, bos.tvboxnow.comMan-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 thing
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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 swimmingTVBNOW 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。# P5 u( V6 `, y" t: K0 @9 `0 |
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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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