Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
1 M3 q. G0 n- x$ K( T* G5.39.217.76The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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: r- Q2 W1 T" z% U: _8 P: W" q: bAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.5.39.217.767 ?. B( u r0 `6 X [
; S7 X% w0 H5 h+ e- YSwimming 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.5.39.217.764 U& Y5 _/ L: G! o6 T& d
9 t5 f( e4 E. y1 q2 M2 u( \8 w5.39.217.76The 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.5.39.217.763 z0 P( W* S2 l
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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+ m; w& @! l# e* M
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS5.39.217.76$ K2 W/ @5 R5 m7 K8 \0 Z2 c7 L* B
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇0 _' @+ h. B& e S# w4 K
- Temperature: heated to 26C
, G; i6 ~) j) T( ?4 mTVBNOW 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
5 s. W: {: y( A 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.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。; A" S, f4 t" Q: ^! t
, g8 F4 r9 ~2 |7 d% P EThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. 9 n7 `1 i) q: ~$ v: z, n: ?. l$ U8 C
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, K2 G( F7 i: F9 j. N! i2 [) O
0 P. j0 T; E- K! W- Xtvb 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.
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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公仔箱論壇$ X0 z1 h- B3 ^& N- J$ w7 d
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3 h1 M) T) d; S0 K' C5.39.217.76Big 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& M7 r8 H+ E- s. z4 |; J
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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,bttvb/ B+ N% I1 O$ p# ~; n: O
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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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