Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it+ K: F0 I* z5 g( q, ], H
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 ]: @ p; I1 t" @9 ~" ` T) l% M5 h5 o
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 20125.39.217.76; Y c/ D3 X3 b n
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
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5 Q# S; f/ I4 ^The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.; I8 ~, H* F, N Y! Y6 m
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A little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ n, }- k. P; E1 k8 K5 V6 d7 k
! o7 G5 V2 o, M- Z! L" i/ itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
% d. q; r9 f2 r" g5.39.217.76- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft5.39.217.76+ d: q+ \+ o) d1 T z
- Temperature: heated to 26C
7 e! z" s4 N! F$ o1 [- w1 P - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearsTVBNOW 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。8 N7 k! e/ Y1 | J% C* z
- 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,bttvb& @5 {/ j' @# F
# q$ _, k7 u/ l1 \9 aThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
8 c3 t# a$ a0 D6 F/ u$ _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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, e- B. r$ J. ^ I ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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.5.39.217.761 w4 l/ S6 k! a
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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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Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile# @ f9 R" x1 @! T9 W8 A
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, G( g2 H" n/ c S# K; M l1 FDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.76: c5 Q8 p* c* X! _0 w/ X4 X
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; s0 S/ l& ?( X: {" LBig 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 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。& v& W+ ^. V( n0 _ M
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+ K2 H' B* b$ JWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming; I) E8 K# [# W& q0 l
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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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