Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
1 r% p! O5 I$ SThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach5.39.217.76 c3 L6 F$ ~+ W: g, A' Q
By Lyle Brennan公仔箱論壇5 ?( H' v. e. t7 p& t/ H
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 20120 [8 M* V! k& Z- o$ F+ @4 X
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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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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.
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& i: ^4 a; A% QA 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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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
# J; z* _: ~5 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
' [: O$ n. D. Q2 F - Temperature: heated to 26CTVBNOW 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。# H# ^) p5 Q8 ?6 @, p
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
6 `0 l3 {) A" q: q - 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb J5 p2 D' l3 R, X A, P# r
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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. 7 \/ Y* i% |$ C1 }0 k0 {. U
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& B+ Q2 q* M5 ?9 }
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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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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。 N I4 M, Y9 w1 A/ M/ H
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7 Y, ~0 M4 J, ?) [/ C% y5.39.217.76Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile公仔箱論壇( R9 G# _1 V" e% _. [% O& p5 T2 L( y
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0 {+ w; d% H" j$ MDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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+ ~+ v* X3 _: T8 C/ E3 y" j' w% xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBig 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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: @* C) J! o( @$ y* B( Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever 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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