Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
- z+ E/ M" C" j, a& u1 q1 i! |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach公仔箱論壇6 K% V6 A8 H0 c! w D3 ]2 _+ ]
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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1 a+ X8 h3 Y% L8 r+ A0 uos.tvboxnow.comSwimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.6 O6 e: {9 }7 P6 C' [; R
/ ~9 q, [9 X* E; d2 D$ GThe 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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# a6 x U# m% J4 e( M5 h" q+ O- \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
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
+ M& E# K8 t) @) q& t/ cos.tvboxnow.com- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇. Q0 p1 O0 ^$ Z* k4 C7 n4 V" P
- Temperature: heated to 26C
; }0 C$ W; b7 j d1 I8 E* E3 e N" Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearsTVBNOW 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。6 R# A$ F5 P* Q( N# D& E% L- Y# h
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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. s+ ^6 Y4 d* B$ }. K0 f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.
+ o' {4 {- G/ D& @% F' }! 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.
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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.公仔箱論壇 o" V# v0 e/ J
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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.
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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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7 P) Z2 p& D$ k6 G) B/ |6 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling 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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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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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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