Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
) Q0 x* s8 B9 B& `5.39.217.76The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
" f- @. E: e: \! U5.39.217.76By Lyle Brennan1 s9 E% @! G; g* C6 p. r; l; S
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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. R" U2 m: T9 R& u+ |TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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3 c0 r: F1 i3 m9 fSwimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
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The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.
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8 r. T* |; d6 s$ ZA 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 26C5.39.217.76, M, ]3 ~' a. E/ b2 X# `0 w) v+ z
' J/ U. u3 V' F( f5 |3 ?5.39.217.76CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
- ]( C! \7 J$ C% S: o8 |- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft7 @: \. u2 H e4 \4 h# W% K+ m1 r
- Temperature: heated to 26C
( c" a) F0 ?$ ~- ]/ Y$ {* t% w1 _7 I - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years5.39.217.761 s9 q R/ V/ D5 d6 t4 O
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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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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( Q9 f- n l" U# C+ {% ZThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. 0 E* ?6 }5 i3 R: s8 Q6 `3 E
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: Z9 [0 |0 E% l- U* R
1 W: n0 g0 M8 ?8 _* a4 H+ }/ {) gIt 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.5.39.217.763 D2 a+ \# t9 ^# u. g7 q; A
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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, Chile5.39.217.76, }# V; c: m: |% L5 X
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5 L9 K& a! M# W# H3 _' F8 O, B公仔箱論壇Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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: b- \* v# E- q4 A WBig 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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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 thingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- P- m$ y' e! ^0 M
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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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