Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
% j1 h# {% w; B% h: {& ~5 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach Y) a/ {" G5 {% h3 s! c7 H) u
By Lyle Brennan
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4 g% q; Z$ w+ K! a* J# g7 U6 D$ jAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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7 }1 C. o. w3 @9 A# i9 `( b0 W, N, Q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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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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- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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8 \% m" x8 S7 E5 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years; o# k; M( X: T0 _1 P/ b
- 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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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 d% b1 I1 w+ m* ~6 C Q0 Y1 d公仔箱論壇And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.4 ~% Q- Y+ N2 P# u1 o
6 \3 m5 J! X/ }# Z3 M- Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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.公仔箱論壇% A' }4 x4 R. N0 G
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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 maintenance
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4 a% @ j: q/ [公仔箱論壇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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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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( F F7 }( N4 @9 ^1 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy 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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