Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.公仔箱論壇' ?; o U/ @7 U' ?3 u8 Z
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The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.
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8 E6 e9 v) |9 G* xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26C
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- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇* u$ t4 r" E6 b# M9 }
- Temperature: heated 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。. R' p3 l5 j: @1 `/ F) j
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearsTVBNOW 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。8 h4 A, i. [: X5 l
- 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 {( V+ t$ a; C. ~
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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.
" `0 o4 e' |7 E) W) ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.www.tvboxnow.com/ Q8 t V( X! t9 j" A
: t2 {3 [* z& Y: c9 g$ ^& D' r* }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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.
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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' h6 b$ F: I9 _* M0 z
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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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. K& s# e0 B8 e* f% X" bwww.tvboxnow.comBig 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公仔箱論壇& ~4 |4 B/ X" j% K7 J: u0 ^
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/ Y/ w$ J0 q$ U7 l, v9 e) L公仔箱論壇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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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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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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