Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itos.tvboxnow.com" L4 L" ]& _8 z9 `
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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' D3 o) L& c7 k" e9 P3 W- }0 IAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
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8 S: {! f, U1 G* p1 g" G公仔箱論壇The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.
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$ W: a0 Q; ?6 I- \& nA 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 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, b9 Y2 h9 O/ W! T C( Y0 g
; B; z: V' g8 v9 m8 k7 D; hCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
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- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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9 q% ^$ C9 u2 g2 C3 mos.tvboxnow.com - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇' U) r/ e( P0 C
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
) z( C1 T& \! n& o* C# SIt 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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9 T1 k! ?+ ]1 }1 Mos.tvboxnow.comThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
2 s% H- n+ I; l8 L/ t% `6 C5 \os.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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3 i. P: |/ ~3 s8 A, M cos.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.% S9 K" F# A) y- a8 L
) U. a2 l' m, v, A& |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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! x! n+ t# a8 a; l: H# S8 g# Uos.tvboxnow.comLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile7 e* J+ @) R( g0 Z: [7 E. Q
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseos.tvboxnow.com9 o3 s. @4 ^: B; d/ f) d
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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
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# |& z9 u( q: @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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% h3 c- z' c5 T! G0 L; w: LTVBNOW 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。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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