Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
' L( [2 Q) ?( j: rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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3 b9 } b; m0 c9 p/ yAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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# ^ A2 w0 {( S1 K& K5 J5.39.217.76Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.8 g2 Q2 V9 i/ X9 p' S5 N
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The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.9 m& n: Z! O' Z) e) x
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# J; I) v+ D) v7 l( L. a0 D. ETVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26C
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% E- \* ]9 t+ z' p! g6 I+ E! gTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
9 c% N5 G9 Z9 B& Y% P公仔箱論壇- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
+ m: p$ p: X2 ~. P' h - Temperature: heated to 26C
$ i" o8 x) a% V$ F C! v- O - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
; s$ j1 b R9 w* a5 K6 o5.39.217.76 - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
1 M7 v" Z1 c1 }, y3 L5.39.217.76It 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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0 E% a. p. @& X( _公仔箱論壇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.
- @9 w. e. Y2 a% t {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# k$ s. [# a; u! Y) i
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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.公仔箱論壇! I# X$ b/ h, A
3 j. G) Z; Y! z2 T+ a" Itvb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; k5 p' _6 {0 @& \# p
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1 k8 S$ V+ G: N9 C0 u" ], KDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse: b( J- G# D8 `) _; }% E5 w
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' B- {, P& D+ s' z7 b5 J5.39.217.76Big 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 maintenance1 f8 U4 j) W- y3 A; X+ f
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# x# |3 a6 A( P' g4 p* 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 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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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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