Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
8 n) w% Q# t% K5 X9 VThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇+ p1 u: c# s$ o3 Y& o6 S3 s5 f8 @
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.* y' ~; G& i x# B+ c
' |) k6 z, M1 I nSwimming 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.
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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.
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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,bttvb2 v" G/ u) Y2 @4 `' ]( P
2 C! m1 D a; S7 m. C/ U公仔箱論壇CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS公仔箱論壇* X% m3 U7 N( O7 \
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft- x. Z' d+ l: I g' V& H# T7 p
- Temperature: heated to 26C# ]! q7 u$ u1 J& M( ^
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years) _1 _1 x$ X0 [3 J8 P, d% M/ D2 a
- 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.os.tvboxnow.com" z7 _) f$ k! o) \% K
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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.
{) H; H4 |) W6 G* f; ~8 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd 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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/ X/ {; J5 @8 V& w6 jThe 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5 A4 S6 \6 G) g: g7 |0 T ~
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; G$ v) B) M# b M# i7 U3 \) Y9 |, fLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, ChileTVBNOW 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。% m9 r4 y3 D( G+ G' a" |9 g2 W
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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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6 J! ]- R* n, Q7 L' ^8 O G) T3 d$ V0 Eos.tvboxnow.comBig 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 maintenanceos.tvboxnow.com6 Z) D% @2 M; l- J! v
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. J5 v1 a4 r' o/ jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMan-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 thing6 o( U( D$ v. m L
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5 k) }, s! |" l公仔箱論壇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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8 j7 x6 U+ V1 i7 y( qBy 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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