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
' Z0 i1 i* A/ A# U2 ]: k! e公仔箱論壇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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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 20121 ~8 \2 s3 E& z( i" @. F9 L
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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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.) F8 b# U% O6 _% P( N: b
6 e/ u% U5 w2 p3 O+ l2 v5 f- 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。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.os.tvboxnow.com- D3 o! _* m* F. s! u* i9 V
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1 i7 W) ?" T8 r) ]/ \4 |os.tvboxnow.comA 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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2 R5 W- R1 J0 t+ jTVBNOW 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。CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
' |8 c8 A, }5 b" r; T# S6 i. G公仔箱論壇- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
+ `4 d- { F J/ E - Temperature: heated to 26C
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- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
# T9 T( t& [# j5 M7 F - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
0 S4 O6 H/ J& j1 d公仔箱論壇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.+ p" S9 v% m* [, S) Z' O
( v% F7 N" r# s g! i9 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.com" g, p! x0 z2 Y3 }- k
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.
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A. l/ l5 V; f1 g$ o, R' uTVBNOW 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。The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.3 {4 J9 T2 y% X0 x% K/ j) W
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& C& X9 F: x7 z7 U# R( Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseos.tvboxnow.com+ t5 s) a, y9 O3 M# ]) Q
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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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, Y4 v3 V- U$ f公仔箱論壇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 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* N( J# N9 k1 m+ ?" v( a
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+ v3 T6 s' g3 h! Bos.tvboxnow.comBy 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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