Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it, z4 a' u# ^8 z2 p6 T
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) j7 K2 _1 k& ?5 k: P* k0 u
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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! Z! g* p1 Z% r7 [4 j) M$ CTVBNOW 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。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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: Q M7 J9 L$ b0 j! p9 d: @. R# n; g8 s5.39.217.76A 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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, { p1 Z1 b. Q3 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS公仔箱論壇( R% r5 y& m' y9 ~
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
1 H1 \9 D! F9 a# f. c# t% u. q - Temperature: heated to 26C
z5 c1 Q D6 J( G) |9 ?) X1 N% Y公仔箱論壇 - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years# w3 g7 h) Y2 {5 [8 b! E0 G
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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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.
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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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' j# W0 M6 L m& r6 e% k( cThe 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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* _0 ~: M6 |- @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。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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) H- h, t1 ?2 R3 b; L& stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇3 X3 }, j: p. Z' f
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9 r) x+ m& h( K G* L8 ^5.39.217.76Big 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 maintenance
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0 J/ u! k$ H2 B1 J+ \2 O. UWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 ~0 A4 W* J) }% V
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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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