Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
) y# X) I( x0 v4 Y7 [5.39.217.76The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach$ |8 C/ ?' o1 i- |
By Lyle Brennan公仔箱論壇9 V; F! l! h+ ~
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 `# y' `9 b# u, j+ e7 F2 a
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.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。* d7 G9 S+ A( [8 C. ~
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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.+ E- b$ B7 t1 |, j, U' ] D
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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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* X9 J8 g) u s* h4 H# M3 A1 `公仔箱論壇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。- o( l/ p: O1 A' l3 b2 N
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- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years5.39.217.76$ L( h) x6 m' |$ y& m- P/ I: A
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
2 f' i P/ L2 \8 t, |6 _公仔箱論壇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.
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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. 公仔箱論壇( J( e4 v1 k6 }% v' F6 L
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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0 i# a# m5 z5 n) q* ^5.39.217.76It 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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The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.公仔箱論壇" u! o R+ |. k& D9 u* U
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* d V. t6 `5 r- P8 x( I" j6 XLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile5.39.217.763 [1 i) E& |* s* X9 y% n2 I, N
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.765 @! M! W. h6 A, [ }) G1 H
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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 thingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' Y R/ \6 q% b* H) m$ Z- \7 s
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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 swimming
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