Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 {& I, `6 N; k' d, l$ n
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 c$ N# \2 G0 G. K, f% u1 H
By Lyle Brennan
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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.
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, T% ^# r. C2 J. w1 Q公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: H: H. Y7 ]8 ~8 O7 @% U0 _& B$ S
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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
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- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft; N/ e4 S! E2 X3 g5 s2 \+ {) {
- Temperature: heated to 26C
& ?( S7 e2 E2 I) H; Y$ Y7 g公仔箱論壇 - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. J" d- b( N$ p3 R8 p0 k
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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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. www2.tvboxnow.com' C& P7 h3 O' q7 {
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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- D* E n/ j! v# r/ Qtvb 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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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse/ m/ w- M9 b6 W1 _3 C
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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. {9 v5 S" Z. R! }" {4 p
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, B5 {' U6 ~/ @9 Q; D% Z9 A+ ?8 R% lMan-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公仔箱論壇1 ]) y; e6 \% U) \; x w% N
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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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