Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itos.tvboxnow.com! S, L& F1 P9 A2 j+ J+ I7 o4 p
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 n; X: m& j3 u% X$ d
By Lyle Brennan
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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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2 g/ X4 L% P; Y' A2 CSwimming 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,bttvb7 B7 F: k- N9 T9 f
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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.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。" t: C! `/ n- y' p1 i! f
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7 _% ]/ }7 v0 n$ H! S+ Ptvb 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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# V3 z3 l1 W- [/ S; j" e8 g" xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
% s9 W! a9 p' _os.tvboxnow.com- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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+ d9 Q6 R& H, L* s - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years' s# S& w/ E# a8 U1 \9 H0 b6 t |
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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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.
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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: z- {! k% V& L7 m2 k; ?. H
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" v9 P7 {5 `% R0 q6 Y5 j% iLost 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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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expansetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: \; k- y( M" U7 L, E3 _ P
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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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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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