Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇; C- M, _( j4 [9 Z% `" D1 Z# D
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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3 ~* V4 ~5 }% |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.公仔箱論壇$ e- X7 `5 {2 J- ]
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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.
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5 g% W0 P/ g+ v# V( g# I+ f公仔箱論壇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 {9 ~) y0 ]/ R3 ^/ @; `2 ~
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- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ftos.tvboxnow.com0 a1 H! O8 A3 L% e" L% k7 z7 G
- Temperature: heated to 26C# t+ c" Q" d2 r, 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
& v$ {: [0 f7 ZIt 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.os.tvboxnow.com+ x2 R! n z2 y; R- b" b
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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.
: ?8 |6 l* g; K. {' n# C5 `" VAnd 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。# S7 s( o# u7 a) g# ?
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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.
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/ C5 W, T% e# `1 vThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.: z' S7 U; b5 K5 F8 S
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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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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseos.tvboxnow.com( n! B; q$ P( M
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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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6 t" G0 H( s5 @: k1 TMan-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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" G" ^% K, ^ @8 U5 H. t$ `Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming公仔箱論壇9 b( i) j2 ?/ ^! w+ r& s
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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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