Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇1 {) [ D$ V. p1 E
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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; a! G5 I' ?0 H. \ C E3 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.公仔箱論壇8 s8 I" c9 ~4 f2 B: p9 g
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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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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公仔箱論壇/ W$ L6 i; O( z
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
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- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
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- 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. + T) N7 C2 [7 [
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.www2.tvboxnow.com6 B5 [( r5 o% J- [, D
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 {9 b, G* u% d4 H W
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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' Z$ M$ |/ ~, c/ o8 f
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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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. {- m$ w- L1 V* k% i7 L
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