Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) p" G5 f4 ?9 y6 o/ j, [7 \# r6 D$ P
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachos.tvboxnow.com/ W6 Z9 }% ] D2 {" i9 z
By Lyle Brennan
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 i i5 m& Y. `; z6 X) a) `% J" W. e
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Swimming 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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The 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.
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) Z; }; _6 X, Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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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, u+ y8 P+ d% _/ Q+ L) @. tos.tvboxnow.comCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSos.tvboxnow.com7 G" K' N F3 v& k7 a) J6 _' E# }
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
' [& U/ ~( y) U" t) a1 B9 x7 } - Temperature: heated 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。+ `! ~$ Z, y# n- Y# p% j
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years; h6 s/ u: t& S
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
6 a+ H- ^$ e8 r) wIt 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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, X7 m( a( t6 eAnd 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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. K% ?$ s" k- q8 d1 o; V6 Q# X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.
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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.公仔箱論壇. ~& |5 V2 Q \4 F& E* z6 G
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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, Chile
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8 M5 y1 H: S- l3 Y! e( u( PDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseos.tvboxnow.com# s" y; S2 M* u9 I
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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公仔箱論壇; H. k- D. c& {, l, u5 p' o" G+ r
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. B. l; n8 J. H7 V公仔箱論壇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 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 swimming
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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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