Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it9 Z/ ~; @8 c1 l5 K* ]
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: v& i" Z1 c$ _2 c- Q
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.os.tvboxnow.com; x1 y" S$ z4 G% a
/ D9 `6 x( m3 e/ N公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇2 v+ B& M ~( T( ]( Q
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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 26C
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS9 W) n! s6 ?: `7 b0 K8 I
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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: P7 R# q% t1 z# p* uos.tvboxnow.com - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇1 ~7 w, G$ M T0 d) q2 E% \5 i
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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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.
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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.
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse! L/ z- B& A6 B) }7 Y9 L
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) D, k5 e8 x( Gtvb 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 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 swimmingos.tvboxnow.com, ^5 e$ N( ]1 @7 k; _- I
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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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