Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 q+ ~/ S2 L$ w3 Z# X% I' e
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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6 h0 L; Q+ q$ M8 R$ ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt 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。, F; e" X6 W9 n5 h) ]
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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.& k: A+ D& z' }
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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.# v; I. Z% G6 h1 y1 Y# N
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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 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 x( p0 ~+ ~" [& O2 i! d/ @4 U
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS6 ?/ p' O. \' r N- d4 v
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇1 w+ {6 n% Y* q; e' S& s
- Temperature: heated to 26C9 B. X& W1 U0 q( {4 r" n
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearsos.tvboxnow.com( L; X- }; S3 r+ K' `5 q9 l: 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.公仔箱論壇8 D" |3 z! l, \5 U$ ]
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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. % ^( M: A! q F& B# W
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+ p1 t) ?* {: p+ Q/ ^$ |
% O: B# l |, J# Bos.tvboxnow.comIt 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.os.tvboxnow.com2 \$ n0 K* Y9 b: g- }' u
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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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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseTVBNOW 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。2 \! O- t4 |9 O" R
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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 thingTVBNOW 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。3 j7 j0 j4 [1 k/ `/ \4 R
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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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