Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
( S7 r U4 a g, a# f- C: k0 C5.39.217.76The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 z# S2 W2 ]2 g, p
By Lyle Brennan5.39.217.769 ?# @, L; m4 p7 ^; F
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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" p- L5 \7 E, o* G+ pTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* p9 |4 S1 E/ k8 x+ B' C
3 H# p$ ^; X2 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.
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]# I! C2 C. z9 _ jTVBNOW 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 26C4 f% N- Q- s. _! d6 k0 m" A
7 Z. B, }# x* B/ O$ sCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
: [; x3 d. l. W) e7 F# J r公仔箱論壇- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
$ \9 i5 S) m- I: s - Temperature: heated to 26C
7 n4 l* c7 u: ~2 Q2 V0 d# S5.39.217.76 - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
4 l; c! F7 m& r* m( ^% W7 G5.39.217.76 - 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.
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, H" t5 ~4 @0 \: Y9 \, c' u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. , [) j3 R" b: b) [% {
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.公仔箱論壇' y$ V. x7 G2 g3 y
+ @2 a# z$ O) QIt 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.7 d4 E6 k+ _5 S5 p: {
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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.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。. m% n4 [" A- A6 h. |/ Z
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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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$ |4 p% a0 [% [0 [* X& V% H4 V& T" sBig 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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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 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 swimming5.39.217.762 w- j6 z- l8 y( \( \
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% t) Y9 l& y* t0 `4 P7 ]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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