Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it* I0 H' {7 }5 B ?4 ?' f; _
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
* B6 j' u2 P; H) v' w5 EBy Lyle Brennan9 a3 p9 J" _ g T
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇2 K% i% `( @+ [6 U$ s Z
7 m! |: Q; H: E; U5 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 j$ o! A: I0 y7 {1 H+ I8 b, h% r
9 J6 m7 V$ b4 B8 ZTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& k2 f' O- Q' x; ~: Z
, p' e: J8 w. Y& Z! L" t% UThe 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.- c9 M8 y1 I: R& o
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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公仔箱論壇3 a# Y) Y! J @0 Q' H; g' _
& _# {9 l) ?) \: m+ ~, R7 i/ C7 x5 k/ DCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSos.tvboxnow.com; |' `# z% a: O9 X0 D
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ftos.tvboxnow.com/ W) }5 ~# R8 G( q; J0 l
- 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。/ c$ z G8 F# p3 T3 i! }3 p
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
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- 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.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。$ D# H m) y, l1 B7 l. R& [. A
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 i, K8 i3 f" z- e9 T/ v5 Y: d
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ X: o$ @0 O* c$ c
7 S, K8 ?; L. i0 O) k3 f& b/ vos.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.
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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.: `7 e$ p3 r3 P' q
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- u+ p( ^1 ?1 J% ^' K+ otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLost 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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! B- r# W' q4 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling 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。7 j, @7 p u* F" H/ y
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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 maintenanceos.tvboxnow.com, [; y {6 n2 w+ Q; k7 |5 U( c( Y
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3 ~: _$ }4 k2 Q0 E# Q2 G* IMan-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 `2 R) \: A/ u: C! ~
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! f: z; w3 C- p& Xos.tvboxnow.comWhatever 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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