Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it+ t. b8 ^2 D0 l% S9 G8 M
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach1 R0 y% u4 S U& U$ C; `$ |" o0 Z- ~% K
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.
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* _" C; M8 K" s! b1 |0 ]# gThe 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.公仔箱論壇8 u6 }/ b9 g' @- L$ |
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5 m& O- M" d% D5 kA 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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1 S8 O- ^/ e; Z" d4 m) Q! ACRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS/ N2 G$ b: P, ]4 ?* r0 x7 X0 Z
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft5.39.217.76# S! t# E; g6 \% Y
- Temperature: heated to 26C
! y! h1 H$ A: I# u. y% X5.39.217.76 - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 a. y- o9 |7 u7 i
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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) R( x1 N7 Z9 F" r3 X5.39.217.76The 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.公仔箱論壇, I. P& x" a/ g3 @/ M6 Q5 k; Q
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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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5 j& v* d0 d& ]/ j, t% I5 p' L) ctvb 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, Chile
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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+ g2 d- c7 `" 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 thingTVBNOW 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。" a7 d' x2 v! W7 d# I" j
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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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