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公仔箱論壇: z! G8 \. s1 c% K
The 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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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.
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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 26C) w1 e K; V+ a h, P
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9 v7 _/ o& v V5 H( [5.39.217.76- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇+ _! O' H, V# i
- Temperature: heated to 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 o1 a7 u* `6 I3 Q3 m& Q) F
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
- {: x+ e; s5 R; T6 p g& L8 ^; l5.39.217.76 - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
9 Q1 P5 W( Y' l! d9 w. ]1 ^1 s& S5.39.217.76It 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.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。3 F' ^/ q# ]. r+ N
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And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 s+ f3 K3 B+ f" B- d
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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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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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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 maintenancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 _! z1 @$ c \2 f
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+ N6 L- n2 ]: v) T8 ]5.39.217.76Man-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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6 l& Y. M+ @+ ^/ y) K, RWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming6 u/ H. Y. V; }7 L5 x
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