Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it l/ u* c! U+ A! A7 }
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach公仔箱論壇, A/ e, i9 l, |& |3 b1 S: u- A
By Lyle Brennan
" U# M F) D# z/ fPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.9 [8 c7 X+ J9 k O6 y. [" G
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
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- `7 i8 f) \0 r; j0 L8 Z' j/ O4 f5.39.217.76The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.
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A little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26C
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5 ~3 U5 {" J# V/ R0 SCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS公仔箱論壇; @& `% X s% I# P; M0 z$ h
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ftTVBNOW 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。& d3 }8 j+ s2 ?8 b
- Temperature: heated to 26C
1 S9 ~5 G& i4 }9 K8 q% [ - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇! a0 C4 B# C/ Z
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
: e) ?& _" q& O M5 cIt 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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; W0 ] l. X# i5 RThe 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( m: C3 h2 M W, v8 @* A5 \2 D
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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( F W$ K% S' `* J5 IIt 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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: r9 U( h2 [) G9 v# F7 O! u3 v' y J7 [( |5.39.217.76Lost 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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% m) B4 I5 n1 I3 W) H. Q" e公仔箱論壇Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseTVBNOW 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。* }" I9 D, n* ~2 c" [0 g" G
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6 Y7 v- M: }0 e; Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBig 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 maintenance5.39.217.769 |4 n+ ]5 l3 _& C7 C. h+ U
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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. H3 i C, J: g5 }+ [$ U
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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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