San Alfonso del Mar
San Alfonso del Mar is a private resort in Algarrobo, Chile, about 100 km (62 mi) west of Santiago.[1] The resort has the world's largest swimming pool. .[2]
The pool is 1,013 m (3,323 ft) long,[3] covering 8 ha (20 acres),[3] containing some 250 million litres (66 million US gallons)[4] of seawater, with a maximum depth of 11.5 ft (3.5052 m).[5] The water is pumped from the Pacific Ocean, filtered, and treated.
Development
The pool was developed by Fernando Fischmann; his Chilean company Crystal Lagoons built the pool, which opened in December 2006. Early estimates put the total cost of construction at about US$3.5 million for the filtration system alone.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Big Dipper". National Geographic. April 2010. p. 30.
- ↑ "Guinness World Record". World Record Academy. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Largest swimming pool by area". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ Barbara Mikkelson; David P. Mikkelson. "Pool Queue: Worlds Largest Swimming Pool". Snopes. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Crystal Lagoons Corporation LLC. "Patent US 8790518 B2". US Patent Office. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
Minimal and maximal depths were 1.2 and 3.5 meters, being 2.8 meters the average depth.
- ↑ "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.
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