Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.4 Y' [( ~: n7 |% H% w2 X. e
n# |2 T6 d$ R0 h+ w0 MThe 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.公仔箱論壇- Q0 z% ?7 g$ d3 Z3 b
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/ k, A5 t; R, D7 K } s0 _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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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERStvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 T: p( U$ z& m( n+ [* J
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇0 K( O; f; @: t+ O9 A
- 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。0 T; g" i) d6 d# G! B/ ~! E
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
( m/ {2 _' p4 z7 S9 ?os.tvboxnow.com - 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.公仔箱論壇5 G* d6 |7 `( A4 {$ q, N
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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.
, t! j [6 y: j) q: nos.tvboxnow.comAnd 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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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1 }; [: ?" L- c- \$ b3 r
- F% n: n1 w4 W8 W( N& {2 Los.tvboxnow.comThe 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公仔箱論壇: F% s/ z9 H+ s! t
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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( I& I8 _6 K* oBig 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
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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 thing4 X! ]$ S* F1 p' r |" F- X$ U
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2 d6 e/ I$ j2 ]! l/ O2 ?$ Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever 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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