Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it5.39.217.765 C# } c1 u# j& S, n+ k
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach( f, N1 a- k5 m; y
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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" \7 @. s5 Y) i2 @2 G5.39.217.76At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.2 ?% A3 Y% Z, q
/ l' `4 D$ F- M* I0 M! ~# ~公仔箱論壇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.: Y2 J! v4 E t+ @/ b
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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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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 26CTVBNOW 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。. @" Y. t2 D! X f& M# W9 E
3 F: `: S. S5 N1 u8 p; |; d: r公仔箱論壇CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
{% u: h) f; U6 G, r5.39.217.76- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years4 ` I) c" N1 c( d$ u& F4 r6 A
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
- M" M. X1 c: A3 p- V: X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.
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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.5.39.217.76) F+ I" ] q1 N/ D2 ^% M% _3 g
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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.8 b6 C$ h) }9 I5 R- }8 `& k/ L& G
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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, Chiletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) _, ~/ Q+ W- F0 u+ P
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X% o6 @+ E# O5 v; [- L: u8 bDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse4 Q8 d+ h6 T9 m: \6 f" T6 I# D4 C' g
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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 maintenance5.39.217.760 S; f u$ T3 H/ x$ D2 B, @
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/ I& y9 r/ n0 n# L" O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 swimmingTVBNOW 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。) c; n) z( J0 M# v& B
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% |$ W5 @5 J OBy 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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