Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
6 {; N% D+ K& O7 D7 t( a: rThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. @0 d5 I) K$ q& Q0 O2 X
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." g* M d T: b2 \0 f
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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.
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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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" @) b+ U6 q& I- Y% ~* Etvb 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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4 U; _/ k* G6 q' A0 Pos.tvboxnow.com- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
- ~' [6 L* a- Cos.tvboxnow.com - Temperature: heated to 26C
& h, P) {$ d( R+ @+ s. [( c - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
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- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
7 d% H. G# Z5 W1 I- ~ wTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% B4 _1 d9 G9 [) M" S x
3 |% Z8 a' p1 T, M4 O* f6 J: o0 ?8 d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.
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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.os.tvboxnow.com" E7 R/ m4 J; Q6 e
; ?. {, l' s: m; E/ u公仔箱論壇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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/ f( t. ^( M8 ]: Z9 S: V$ itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chileos.tvboxnow.com% [1 z3 c! C6 H1 U4 P
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- Z( x5 u2 c/ h2 |- }2 VDazzling 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。$ h, e! Y2 H- \
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/ y2 R4 K/ s0 s+ I; @& v6 K* y- Sos.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 maintenance/ I* ^+ {! C L
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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 thingos.tvboxnow.com; I/ ]% e* v2 B
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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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