Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it# E, R5 ~6 ]! e+ m% u
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachwww.tvboxnow.com- ~- e3 Y9 {% z( ~0 s
By Lyle Brennantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, l2 ?7 }& C C. @7 ?/ h1 G
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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3 J2 ]5 @8 `, L( g: UAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 J- }) [ U. |: Q
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The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.公仔箱論壇8 I: z& Z3 r4 D7 }
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# R. E* n5 E) s9 s; m- ~% E) vA little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26Cwww.tvboxnow.com; {4 l0 K) z/ o y. \2 ^7 h
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS5 j; Z) ^/ k7 m/ [0 C
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115fttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, D2 m2 W6 `* R8 y3 T& T4 K! q; _% D
- Temperature: heated to 26C
@& [7 z) L, r0 \9 h. y1 v - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
: D1 d2 p. s! \" } - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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9 R$ l4 d$ L8 g# \ g( v; rTVBNOW 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。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. www.tvboxnow.com$ q* S) _4 l" n. O/ a
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ f K6 G! N) I6 u* Y
+ Y& V8 J7 o- Z0 ^# \! awww.tvboxnow.comIt 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.2 i) p+ U" E8 w. G( A, S2 G1 i
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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, Chile3 q8 D8 D* \0 k
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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 maintenanceTVBNOW 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。$ i8 A' C' N7 a3 }5 M; B8 Y
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+ ~/ Y' c4 P" o, Pwww.tvboxnow.comWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingTVBNOW 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。% k8 B$ q& s) V$ n* p$ K
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