Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ r8 I& i* V1 c! ]
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 C& |' H' W. G: ?
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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! K7 l/ s; l9 H u8 s* ~+ E" o: ^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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' a% i; d' E1 L$ @
! q! i! Z8 ]$ C* w, C6 F, \1 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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' U; c) c% W7 X( a- y1 c2 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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; q- C1 ^* A, W8 l+ O5 n* N
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS5.39.217.76% D \; A+ R0 x! h' w
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft4 ?" a3 x/ v! z. a; }
- Temperature: heated to 26C" a! f6 l$ C7 s
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
( U0 F x; k4 o6 P& X - 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 {. z$ g; a. e/ v7 W/ c4 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.
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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.9 z! o3 {. W1 q1 u
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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公仔箱論壇) y% C' f( [6 Z2 X; t w3 u
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! [' c' ` X# x% Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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# Z. S1 i% f0 M. E6 ITVBNOW 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。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 thingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 P \0 z# o" S8 ]% j! @9 D# v& {
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8 i0 g+ l( x' Z# `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。Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming3 k" ^; P) D' i' e) v: ?
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