Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it8 T, @+ |, `# t
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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4 x$ u" u* T' f6 y2 u6 [- t5.39.217.76At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon." f4 t# c9 I: b2 r+ S' R* z
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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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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.0 T3 V" V' Q' 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公仔箱論壇. X4 x" B6 `) x
/ y) I1 m/ Z" Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
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- 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+ I) A$ x1 j- d( F
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
F. Q+ w, ~3 {, U3 U% rIt 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.
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The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 S" h* ~2 T9 H6 ?+ K \+ m( r
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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8 `, `) @4 k5 A8 o9 f2 jIt 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" P$ q. o( C" P8 ^
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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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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse( l: K$ }1 c+ D0 v+ S, K
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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 maintenance3 X+ [/ V/ q4 W) c0 B' b. e
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! Q3 {# c7 r" `* \' r' O. hMan-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 thing5 U+ y' d- _7 Q
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4 y+ ~. z8 G! z8 gWhatever 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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