San Alfonso del Mar
San Alfonso del Mar is a private resort in Algarrobo, Chile, about 100 km (62 mi) west of the capital Santiago.[1] The resort is recognised as having the world's largest outdoor swimming pool.[1][2]
The pool is 1 km (0.62 mi) long, covering 8 ha (20 acres), containing some 250,000,000 litres (55,000,000 imp gal; 66,000,000 US gal) of seawater, with a maximum depth of 35 m (115 ft).[3][2][4][5] It uses water pumped, filtered, and treated from the Pacific Ocean.
Development
The pool was developed by Chilean company Crystal Lagoons, and opened in December 2006. While early estimates put the total cost of construction at about US$3.5 million for the pool alone,[6][7] more recent estimates are in the area of US$1.5 billion to US$2 billion total for construction and almost US$4 million in annual maintenance.[8][9][4]
References
- ^ a b "Big Dipper". National Geographic. April 2010. p. 30.
- ^ a b "Largest swimming pool by area". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "The 10 Most Awesome Pools In the World". Gizmodo. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ a b Barbara Mikkelson; David P. Mikkelson. "Pool Queue: Worlds Largest Swimming Pool". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Making Splash World's Largest Swimming Pool 1,000 yards long". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "World's Largest Swimming Pool San Alfonso del Mar". Explorra. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ Janelle Nanos (22 March 2010). "Today Pic The World's Largest". National Geographic Blogs. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ Daniel Lim (22 January 2008). "World's Largest Swimming Pool cost nearly Two Billion Dollars to Build". Slash Gear. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Spooky (2 March 2008). "World's largest swimming pool". Oddity Central. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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