Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇; _. m' X" }' V/ {: i
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇 B7 i( j5 ]& U. D7 u9 y
9 u, u N4 S; l9 O" p6 ^) {公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
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The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.0 I; `( |% d T' Q: } k# M
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7 i2 ~% w- Y) Q1 x, LCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
5 X2 p5 Y+ @) U- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft! F' Z/ R7 G# ~
- Temperature: heated to 26C
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- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, N* n7 k. b' `1 w% k; z
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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It also hold the Guinness record for the world's deepest - so if you don't feel like diving 115ft to the bottom, it might be best to bring some spare goggles.
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& l% \$ c: G+ v; s1 G% B/ \+ CThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
7 I+ c# z) S0 r, S V$ M$ F; Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.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。. U7 G1 {5 ?9 t: T3 W
* t' F! F* E% s. I# ~os.tvboxnow.comIt 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.2 p% i* C O5 e2 t7 Y/ `
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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, Chile
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. _* Y& E) P5 N8 r" [+ mDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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J' R3 i# A; ~, ?) g公仔箱論壇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 maintenancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ J; u% @8 [) M( T/ _4 ]6 A+ o
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L% M: D+ f+ u+ c. {5 w/ h. cTVBNOW 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。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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