Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
4 y. @ I' M; C& B) q+ I( w) o公仔箱論壇The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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: I* y" P9 ~" j5 z6 NPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇0 x' g( o4 I+ g1 x( n) s% |$ t
/ u) x2 p0 }% k) L5 I9 y# ?8 LTVBNOW 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。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.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。 z) G0 \$ p+ E+ }( f2 l
; l2 J# a8 ^( C2 V4 \- ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSwimming 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.' {) i' ^" ]3 v5 z3 Z
: w p1 ~$ M, e- ]2 XThe 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.) J; J: N7 r1 F; c5 ~
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+ `: T. v& N: c# K u* J& S oA 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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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。1 @5 ^+ f7 Y: T# g
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
3 m' `' n+ O; dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - 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。6 k/ t9 i2 p: S l2 N
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇- ?" `- m0 ~8 p) g. l
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
n3 m4 H$ s* E' hIt 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。6 \9 ?' A9 C: j$ 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! i7 X6 w: V7 }
- a5 B t& j; n4 Hwww2.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 \9 D( r0 T/ d3 [
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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.www2.tvboxnow.com$ {: C8 v8 E5 n
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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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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇* b4 X6 Y4 o" J6 g7 @8 ^
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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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1 }2 u' A! q( Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMan-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: Z& b5 N8 H. L- i# q: E: q0 O
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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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- w0 w0 V5 N3 N, S9 Bwww2.tvboxnow.comBy 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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