This man made wonder is 1,013 meters long covers 80 acres, its deepest end reaches 115 feet and it holds 66 million gallons of water. If you want to take a dip in the world?s largest swimming pool you?ll have to travel to San Alfonso del Mar in Algarrobo, Chile, where a filtration system continuously pumps water from the ocean, keeping crystal clear.
This pool took five years to build, cost nearly $1 billion and the annual maintenance bill will be $2 million.
Its turquoise waters are so crystal clear that you can see the bottom even in the deep end. It dwarfs the world's second biggest pool, the Orthlieb - nicknamed the Big Splash - in Morocco, which is a mere 150 yards long and 100 yards wide. An Olympic size pool measures some 50 yards by 25 yards.
Chile's monster pool uses a computer controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other. The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.
This pool took five years to build, cost nearly $1 billion and the annual maintenance bill will be $2 million.
Its turquoise waters are so crystal clear that you can see the bottom even in the deep end. It dwarfs the world's second biggest pool, the Orthlieb - nicknamed the Big Splash - in Morocco, which is a mere 150 yards long and 100 yards wide. An Olympic size pool measures some 50 yards by 25 yards.
Chile's monster pool uses a computer controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other. The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.
