Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
! b6 g0 [5 ^8 }, FThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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F( _5 M2 }+ A4 o, Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.( M$ N ]4 t' O6 O0 c4 t1 V
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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.; _( D& w0 @( F8 F* ?2 C
# V7 |4 {( _7 ?; N9 ^3 C7 rThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 l, y: U% ]9 w2 h9 n/ ?( E
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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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: c% |6 w8 c2 B5 Q6 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
! `0 D( y& H( K- }" G: O6 D7 a# {公仔箱論壇- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
7 L2 Q9 c3 S+ {7 B, Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - Temperature: heated to 26C
. S$ `- P4 c! M$ I& d2 q/ V/ X: tTVBNOW 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
8 f- M9 E1 A8 }. {" s, ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - 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。% V# G! c* p$ `
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0 e z" W+ C# o3 p7 h5.39.217.76And 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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It 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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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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9 d2 i% k5 J) k. }' @# g% }Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse' S) E [" ~( T% e
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% H( |- G. B% k1 A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 G$ v @% k: x- K. K; N! S% o5.39.217.76Man-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 swimming
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0 ^7 c1 I3 s2 d0 Q5.39.217.76By 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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