Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
% R3 w0 h6 ?& S5.39.217.76The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach, _# V$ E, F/ @- G% u
By Lyle Brennan
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8 J, n# ?- n' Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt 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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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 26C
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. L& W, `) |! t# Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
( Z: K1 ]$ V4 U公仔箱論壇- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft5.39.217.763 Y: {5 e" |8 S2 v
- Temperature: heated to 26C
( E1 \0 Y1 o. E* N# GTVBNOW 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。 - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years: F; Q+ f8 G- N( E( ?
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
5 P( }1 K+ O) U3 K cIt 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.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。; { W6 P. M$ `- q
( \. e6 P, p- r5.39.217.76The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
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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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! A0 `% i& U/ j; O YLost 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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9 F7 f( @. e1 \4 a6 D6 \Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse- a$ U' i2 k+ N2 W5 ?" { c
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' n9 N" C* d [6 a- d7 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBig 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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5 A% T( w$ u7 @- |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 thing
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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 swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 q; l) x* H5 S$ J3 c' P0 c4 _+ @/ N
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! R J+ O$ Z/ u) ^5 X+ DBy 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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