Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
) z7 C9 g/ b) p8 GThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 }, _! r) K$ R6 H* O; U; s
By Lyle Brennan5.39.217.76: ~ K1 q4 }- ]% L) G$ p* V1 z7 ]
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.
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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.5.39.217.764 k2 m" b" f# e! S+ w# C4 x+ {
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) Y# a1 ^& U' A2 |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 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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+ U7 K# V% ~; }. Y p8 V' H8 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS/ h( e1 j- ?4 K8 F @+ d
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇# C; W" K7 |5 l
- Temperature: heated to 26C
& A7 p1 C4 @4 N7 g, Y7 `; a - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearsTVBNOW 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。, N- t% t$ ]- |! e
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
4 K% `9 [+ O2 \) G5.39.217.76It 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.
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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.+ J3 r. a. I' p. p) r- Y( v: ~* Q
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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.# L( x9 Q7 v7 s. }4 }/ ^9 C* |0 B
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5 h$ Y) {( V, m: C. tLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile4 C$ S! y O! T% i: ]+ I
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+ | r8 w/ ]' `( m! N( S* lDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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! r; A9 S- B% ^8 P/ @4 [. v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 maintenanceTVBNOW 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; N" Z" T2 W+ o7 K1 p
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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 thing5.39.217.76' r5 y4 O4 `- C; K6 U! K
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. X0 _" [, J) M# M公仔箱論壇Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming5.39.217.760 A2 Q# u" e! U" e4 J
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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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