Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
- E/ l, W; g" m2 h3 Q公仔箱論壇The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 B6 T+ p: W( {
By Lyle Brennan
6 d- Y5 C2 O, a1 f; @PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 20120 i: f& j! n0 r6 f* x+ Z$ u
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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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' r* m% w5 k$ `! l$ WTVBNOW 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。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.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。( J3 c( J0 B! R; e
. \6 k$ Y( z' v+ {) C0 ?" L5.39.217.76The 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.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。1 X6 M* A5 w- 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 26C
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERStvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 m/ y4 y- x( z( {" E; L
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
/ V5 p% O7 w! ^! g& [: i - Temperature: heated to 26C5.39.217.76 j' M# \. B0 B" v! |- G6 U. K1 D
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years9 l, G# a5 J r
- 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。9 I+ S# ?2 g: I% k; C: x' D
) T: H& F) q. ?( M+ O2 n2 T8 U) q5.39.217.76The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
& ^; s! R/ u, H) M; f! O7 g( nAnd 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* F1 j; F) E9 {' ^7 s7 E, q5.39.217.76It 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.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。& m/ V( P; |% y8 V
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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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& y% w1 v- B" b* R$ o) wLost 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+ Q/ D& E# }$ J
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6 Z) a. Q( R0 V8 ?' J公仔箱論壇Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseTVBNOW 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。, n1 x3 X1 j( F Y* L8 A) f5 v
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9 f& }" U- g: S; X8 g9 p2 C- K5.39.217.76Big 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
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4 M8 V& k2 e \' v1 `! U+ k' \4 R; uMan-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% w' X6 U& X( d u$ e8 Z2 h2 Q/ g
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' U2 o6 e& N1 A& w' t/ B$ N5.39.217.76Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- Q( {7 W$ ~9 }
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- A# L; J; g6 H- NBy 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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