Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇, O! s% H, T! R1 g3 a& q
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ y/ v" G: r$ g8 c3 u0 T$ D
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.www.tvboxnow.com/ `* L; H: g' N. I
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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.www.tvboxnow.com+ B& t) q) q" z! {! y9 k3 u2 ~
# R1 g& N1 H, r, X2 Pwww.tvboxnow.comThe 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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! _' n% O. ^; _2 z. D; A/ Rwww.tvboxnow.comA 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公仔箱論壇2 \+ o9 n: a& y! s
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) f' _* K. c) e- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ftTVBNOW 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。! D0 {$ S( w0 J) f
- 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。8 o! z' t/ D/ S2 g! _* s6 c/ O0 \
- 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。- h S. c% J9 f6 O: Z
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
* Y) X" @, r" G! ~2 m! d7 ?# OIt 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. 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。' i) K" s, V1 m* g& e! M; L1 c( y) a
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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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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6 p( r/ Q: m( M+ h5 D& ?公仔箱論壇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
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+ p& E: O: ?0 k7 K+ [公仔箱論壇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公仔箱論壇* r0 M2 e1 w" R0 _5 F
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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 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 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。: J% J1 t" p0 I# w3 P
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