Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it: B# ~+ T9 V6 k6 b- T& \; C9 E
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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0 K% q' t& F& Z* a. yPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇; Q" M) _. R9 ~% K$ V( K
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.' U' u1 v; \* P! l$ i! p
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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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2 F8 p2 w2 h8 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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./ ?# X; ^* c8 [. D' T! W( `
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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 26C5.39.217.760 s( `! h0 }& a6 |( d! A: @
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS- [( M, x3 C( s6 o/ E
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft5.39.217.76. \( W' ]' Q: [" `+ N. P9 W3 d
- Temperature: heated to 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 f8 D4 @. M; o- j" B
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years& Z- U, S' a( c
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
! U4 _% m/ R* \1 d1 L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.
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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. 5.39.217.76) m6 _# }! H6 v8 q% E
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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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 h( B/ B4 I7 F
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9 [3 ?* G4 D$ r5 S2 dLost 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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7 d7 k G; V' X/ V5 @* E( E9 KTVBNOW 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。Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expansetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' E# J W8 |# V9 u( `- [# W7 {' }$ ]) P
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2 R s0 u; Z9 DBig 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$ D7 q } f" J
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, @6 M6 C1 O& o1 R p" J" E5 UMan-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 swimmingTVBNOW 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。5 C* A0 Z0 }, `& g" ~
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" Y" a+ V7 @7 E: E公仔箱論壇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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