Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itos.tvboxnow.com" ~- q- \# q3 |! m
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachos.tvboxnow.com& a d1 [8 ]8 T+ H. l
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012os.tvboxnow.com6 f4 [# n; b2 n
# M% c- Y- P T2 |0 V" x& Vos.tvboxnow.comAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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" u' [( B) q+ b, Y/ ?2 Q( b3 }os.tvboxnow.comSwimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
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) l$ `4 Y, O% A: Wos.tvboxnow.comThe 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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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 26C8 c$ c# G7 z. N! N
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
K4 ]# ~, P) z- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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: J" q! @6 m' x/ Y, J3 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years6 M; x8 r" A. H
- 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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/ `9 s( U5 V, q Cos.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.
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& n. A$ |% T* vThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 f& v% P9 P4 `* K
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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) h) F' J$ t; H& L: Q
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇+ p. r) u! H8 y; g6 i# h1 C5 b1 q
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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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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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, _ \, Z) m( x$ N. |2 HWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% S. W! D: `6 h' K/ v
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9 c q5 x7 s6 R# }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。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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