Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
! f+ f" R0 d" N) c5 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
4 x% u' O ~; Q; K; I公仔箱論壇By Lyle BrennanTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 O( f% j. f$ q$ g# o; f3 h
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.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。$ {: W+ x+ O7 J" L2 l9 P+ |
1 L- q# K' N9 o' \6 v' ~ OSwimming 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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3 X# M5 }$ P% J( v( V! ]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。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.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。5 b0 P4 Q* F, s6 P
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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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W4 f: R- ?2 h& y# c9 PTVBNOW 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。CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
; c# X' G" R) P" C( s公仔箱論壇- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
& f: w" ~0 _/ X$ S$ D - Temperature: heated to 26C1 ^( ^! r6 p8 r) G- ~" ~9 p3 C
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
3 [9 Q: W& u* h8 E公仔箱論壇 - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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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.
5 T! R4 ^& |! uAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.7 }! q9 ], j' [# O- R1 J9 q
- O" V j- J; z+ ~9 H- @tvb 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.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。) _* C8 T/ E7 }0 I+ x- j- k
3 R( [3 M; g4 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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- A( m5 L+ y" z% o! B3 h+ n7 FLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chiletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! R! B6 r" y# O9 O
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' H' O* s, s7 b9 c% T5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.76' ` d: k+ B7 f8 [: V* G G8 k' T1 U
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8 H+ l; c( i, D `2 ] ?公仔箱論壇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 maintenance
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2 q" `% A) T' X; b9 PMan-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 thing6 f4 x, h# o6 a# n G8 I" a7 O
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. V; U$ T+ w3 k# J7 g+ J" vWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming公仔箱論壇4 |1 Z6 S/ F: y a6 K' N
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5 i# c$ F) Y) r. g: B) r5.39.217.76By 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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