Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
- F% ^' \. @4 W7 q; [& E( ?os.tvboxnow.comThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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. \+ \ w* q8 u! x6 QAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.4 l1 C2 k& }, S! I* n$ w
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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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% [1 k2 _: c8 D' S% e公仔箱論壇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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' Z$ r* p6 T- r$ q. j' [' S+ ios.tvboxnow.comCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
; U9 w) @. }" t: {; `" n. H8 nos.tvboxnow.com- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft2 _' K, K2 p/ J& s% {, R' e X
- Temperature: heated to 26C I( R& L' E _% x; V' G
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 [( A0 V4 C4 O% ~
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
" W5 C, n5 p4 z" W. @( vos.tvboxnow.comIt 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.
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0 V, Q( T( W- }# k7 p- ios.tvboxnow.comThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. os.tvboxnow.com5 w3 b: S5 u4 i4 F, v- _! l
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( Z8 ]; i G3 b+ ]% ]7 ?( D
1 C6 D8 U: L' `4 h* K* hThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.os.tvboxnow.com0 } Q* W, [5 j& q5 ]/ k4 q
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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, Chiletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 C9 @" W/ h% k( \+ m
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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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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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# X7 z# g- {2 Qtvb 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 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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