Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
1 O8 x0 w: b( ~( z8 d( q) ~7 j9 ^The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ ~: a, l) { H; }
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ y4 ]! ? |! m* V; m3 L
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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.& b% _: T2 c8 p; I1 i+ R" B
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" }0 {" z2 j, Q$ K% hA 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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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS+ f( V4 U7 \" S9 q }2 q
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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; h B3 y6 x+ h6 U% w1 ?公仔箱論壇 - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
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- 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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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.
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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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4 X( g4 D2 J" J5 [" _, U+ [/ t( k5.39.217.76Lost 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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* k/ R" o3 C; k+ u3 N7 U1 g/ WDazzling 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公仔箱論壇6 P- m6 c4 i" l/ K$ H
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9 J2 G- G* n: X! m0 I6 D# YMan-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 thing9 [9 z9 @+ b9 M# k: i2 S' G
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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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/ c F0 X$ D2 c5.39.217.76By 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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