Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
) C& L* G: |( I- ?6 ^! m% WThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ j4 ^4 r; z+ G
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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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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 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。# _5 P$ l6 v! B) z" y+ I
+ i! G; c- m. y" g公仔箱論壇CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
6 }4 b3 Y Q9 {( m6 y7 p+ H- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇- R6 F5 c: n1 j3 H, D
- Temperature: heated to 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" M' R3 [ R; K: t0 B1 B/ a4 ~6 b
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
( w2 p& ~ w! h i$ ttvb 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.7 W- l* ]# ]# f- h/ n1 `& Q& ^3 B; O5 [
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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.
9 @8 D0 D+ c3 H, eAnd 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* d9 A% U: J( ~9 e+ o# v: P
0 v0 D- }+ Q A; F2 v+ d5.39.217.76It 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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1 u1 H/ l( b4 ~公仔箱論壇The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.
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o$ f% |$ S6 R- b% {2 a8 c) ]6 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLost 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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/ h7 [8 s+ N) I& Q5 t! |: G5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.767 y8 e' L& @' _4 }" u: T7 Z
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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- C2 t+ ~5 l; b9 v7 B
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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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- x# e" [, p( D. q4 IWhatever 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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+ ~9 N" b) ?7 [* tBy 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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