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 it1 b4 m% Y9 ?* g' b0 J8 ?- b
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 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。/ H& r4 G# x% L' D- m6 w
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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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.7 t' ?1 w9 G/ F8 L2 S* O
0 H2 d8 M- K" v7 l# l6 J5.39.217.76The 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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' B6 H! T3 \3 k公仔箱論壇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 26C1 ]; x2 d. r: f1 l% b" F
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- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft5.39.217.76! u" I. K% @9 S7 l/ O1 m" u
- Temperature: heated to 26C5 c5 v( s% U! D
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇4 c ]& w& R1 L1 r6 ?- K
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
& h' l+ b& i& N& S: J) s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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' l! P# y5 @' V& k
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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.
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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.; [: ^3 P% h9 l# Q- b
* i5 h- T6 w7 |; a! i5.39.217.76The 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/ a- h, A; N$ r; O1 |- [0 S) F
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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+ S! w# {& ]: [/ l) L/ f# N/ X$ Y
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8 h* a( H* w$ b5 l% y5.39.217.76Man-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。( j9 F1 v7 E7 M0 [9 `
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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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