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 it3 O+ N# `# Y: R
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) P9 ^( U. M8 w4 C: F! s
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8 P7 l+ g# [, ?- G% B公仔箱論壇At 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。9 V( v/ G0 [9 P( X
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ a) F% d" E5 Q! O4 `4 b7 P
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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
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' S% u5 T A1 _. b( Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
0 ~& T8 h3 y! H/ \( F. x8 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
5 y, G( L: X5 d& vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - Temperature: heated to 26Cos.tvboxnow.com9 l r: u- j- i9 h9 t
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇& m/ A! m. j* Y( F
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
- X- h! I0 `* \2 F b8 vIt 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.公仔箱論壇( K, m h+ Z) o$ A! k& \3 G
0 i7 L' m5 N& r4 S0 p! p: S公仔箱論壇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. 0 ?# L; U! H# q7 U+ Z+ j/ |0 p6 @
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.os.tvboxnow.com" G# X7 V& g6 J4 A' R( c+ P
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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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) e. ?! ~! i" d6 N. G6 [+ Uos.tvboxnow.comThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.2 Q; [) G% Y: w+ p
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9 A5 }+ z$ A- I公仔箱論壇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; z! V4 K- m2 H( _
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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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 maintenancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! d3 t/ n, U8 y" g8 @$ O* ]
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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 thingos.tvboxnow.com5 ^, ^8 k, S" C4 B$ \% B
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Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingos.tvboxnow.com2 j' G- f0 c9 S8 J) N& t# ]
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