Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% ~; o h8 v; Q! ]# j7 G7 G. p! x9 [, A
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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4 J2 y: L. V& x2 H8 C0 T0 AAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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, P C! N O* v+ X- A" {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSwimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.
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The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater." @/ Z7 T' ?, i7 s3 ]+ K6 I) e8 m
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A little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26C& c) w1 P. f0 D/ Z# L
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" D$ [' ~2 U9 F9 f+ Z0 j! L
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft. o5 n8 J: x. ?1 z
- Temperature: heated to 26C公仔箱論壇: u [, @, V7 z' J# c1 p6 C
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
0 p. d4 z1 j1 l4 ^ - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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) f+ K% V( {; o, q: P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. 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。) [$ `$ r" [0 e" L: Q# L6 a
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. s$ N$ w( D: q* z
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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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) p; b4 F+ `; I( g- @) nThe 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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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 maintenance
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3 |: k. Q6 V6 T$ [) @* K' ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMan-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 thingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& \4 b3 h& Y$ g {6 N
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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 swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( D+ P3 {3 Q( U$ I q% M8 M- A
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