Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itwww2.tvboxnow.com5 q+ r# W( @) m; g' \- L5 ~5 w
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" s/ z: H* T/ c+ Z% {
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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, Y+ h% ?& s& U+ P5 Awww2.tvboxnow.comAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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% P2 g+ C# U+ f/ o0 V# e) p: f/ ^Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.1 }1 U! H/ ?5 _9 x# B+ Y' F
" M6 b( R6 z) H- mTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; ?# h* F% E8 u$ [
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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; c( K2 S' f P3 \
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSTVBNOW 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。4 F& K3 x- |/ T) D/ [# F6 R7 r
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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. T! \( o' K* n* i# `www2.tvboxnow.com - 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。- G& k# V8 s; v+ i6 T8 k( ^% h. N$ n
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
% c, Y, [2 F( h2 b. b% u/ Z' z5 h7 P% n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. 4 f% G8 ^0 y4 ]- _
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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+ G) X/ N! o9 o9 {* a. |9 W, ctvb 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.公仔箱論壇, b7 h6 s, r! ~! |2 v
" }: ?: c: Y- u7 r* k( @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, Chilewww2.tvboxnow.com7 w/ A! {6 H2 O" r
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* L( x ]* _4 \2 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇: u* f: M v$ l9 V" H( G
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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
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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 thingwww2.tvboxnow.com S' r, ^' r, w! T) O! t/ X
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) |4 @: Y: ]- v X: otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming3 c/ t( @( d) z* ^. n
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