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 swimming pool.[1][2]
The pool is 1,013 m (3,323 ft) long,[2] covering 8 ha (20 acres),[2] containing some 66,000,000 US gallons (250,000,000 L; 55,000,000 imp gal)[3] of seawater, with a maximum depth of 115 ft (35 m).[3][4] It uses water pumped, filtered, and treated from the Pacific Ocean.
Development
The pool was developed by Fernando Fischmann; his Chilean company Crystal Lagoons built the pool, which opened in December 2006. While early estimates put the total cost of construction at about US$3.5 million for the filtration system alone,[5][6] 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.[7][8][3]
References
- ^ a b "Big Dipper". National Geographic. April 2010. p. 30.
- ^ a b c "Largest swimming pool by area". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ a b c Barbara Mikkelson; David P. Mikkelson. "Pool Queue: Worlds Largest Swimming Pool". Snopes. 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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