Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itos.tvboxnow.com9 j: @' ?0 G% B$ n% Z$ w, i) ~
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- y6 W- Y2 O6 ]7 g
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012. ?4 s" K' N: u8 W( h- G$ f- ?
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- `; `2 ^7 _( Y0 J8 r$ X$ [7 s, L
) x+ g0 l" m" b: j# m5 A4 k, p4 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSwimming 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.6 S- S( u: U9 f0 u- t
# e0 H# a4 k! @6 G. p' u) rThe 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.公仔箱論壇! D4 L* ]; L- h+ ~ \) a: [
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8 \* z7 G7 l7 l+ T2 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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! C' b% y; c3 s8 d0 e+ t5 l
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
' m7 A0 _; w# TTVBNOW 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。- 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 years公仔箱論壇3 @8 `2 @( T8 g2 c b5 c5 I
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
, ^; ?5 j6 K; z# k- w) [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." D( N6 M7 H* @! r/ w" W0 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. 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。, }0 O5 _! q; R( T$ j2 y# m- I* q
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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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., U7 f9 w g$ F9 Z
0 z( t& P$ N2 \" ~8 F1 p }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。The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.
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# ^: ^# ~! P+ E0 y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
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( ^) V% Y& p; ?/ D; E$ L' I$ jDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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! S6 Z* R, U, t/ M3 g9 DBig 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- E5 X; a! S, {
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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.com4 g- {: t" p" N; ?
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0 H. I4 v g$ q& l, c) NTVBNOW 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。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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