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
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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.5.39.217.760 W4 s2 k9 l+ u( P# J! ^6 m
3 s: R2 a4 J4 A' W3 i3 }% f% Otvb 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.公仔箱論壇0 `4 \) U* s" k
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& Q0 Z3 N9 @1 J2 y T. c2 }7 Btvb 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 26C
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- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
- a( Q4 O4 u) k+ u - 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,bttvb1 L7 V: a; ?, e4 z
5 V7 }6 n! z, n, `5 M0 V; x; ~8 |5.39.217.76The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. 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。* ~! `# T+ R s& N/ z; u; C
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.5.39.217.76% I0 B( e5 v, u* c
# L8 k+ J$ f# E- z2 c g% s/ @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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Lost 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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1 Q S3 F s8 f; cDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.76- F$ H7 }" m+ L3 }
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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 maintenancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; @ d/ w I$ M
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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。; @# K, K0 |. T, d5 B3 v+ x* e
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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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