Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it" i" S4 s( t5 u% f% `
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. p6 R' h( D0 K8 @
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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0 R" E+ j( F9 q j0 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.公仔箱論壇 M1 |+ I. G: I( K
/ X$ q4 R. H) U1 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSwimming 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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+ P2 `4 R1 `# s4 N# V3 C% O) _& yA 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 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 D( f: Z+ A4 S# U% F s D
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
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- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years5.39.217.76 z. e2 u- s3 v% H% D4 u
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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- P4 N' ?: H$ Q; f# ~( U+ d5.39.217.76The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 Q1 F' `) z( R9 i& U
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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: w( n. F7 L* o0 E! J+ @$ k5.39.217.76It 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.
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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, 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
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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 thing
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( L# k% t# I$ u5 V P* k7 j公仔箱論壇Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming9 f+ s* ^- g8 Y2 Q* @, J1 B
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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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