Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itos.tvboxnow.com! o: m; p3 q0 Y: Q+ r! s- N
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach公仔箱論壇$ i; } j7 C; m
By Lyle Brennan
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, x- B3 f1 t- S" S; `% U* sAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.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。* ]% o' [5 {, s, F/ G
8 b! |" Y. ?1 d9 U2 |- u% Fos.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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 O6 a; O+ o0 y% C: ?( t; [
3 D( {7 F4 I7 F, U# r; WThe 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 u3 g8 n- p2 d& q+ x* A5 `; l7 H# ~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。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 NUMBERS公仔箱論壇; E% j: S0 A) j
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years1 r8 t) A* {& w6 A' g3 T4 W
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
, I6 u% @! ]* c7 o# w4 k$ E' K4 aIt 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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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. os.tvboxnow.com% ]3 Z$ f! y0 e/ u# {
And 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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) w- c& E. `4 b8 Q+ S/ M, JIt 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.( L+ _$ q" c7 Q1 o' X
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1 O. S8 D8 H, x; J gTVBNOW 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。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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: i E' i n3 R8 s3 s公仔箱論壇Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseos.tvboxnow.com# m7 p& g/ e) A. b
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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公仔箱論壇; W1 f* ]. m: A" R) I( A
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5 P2 s$ k( @' D4 ~" ^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公仔箱論壇4 i3 E8 U4 A* v9 j7 E' N5 N
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. C$ V" F& \& ]5 ^1 F) Ltvb 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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