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San Alfonso del Mar Resort in Chile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Alfonso_del_Mar
You know, I appreciate your intellectual honesty. You could have just claimed it was the largest and gotten on with your day, but you took the high road.
Looks so cool, but imagine if they need to drain the pool for any reason! Thousands of guests will be upset.
Could have been four separate pools and way more practical.
I'm guessing then you wouldn't have the 'largest pool in x' to print in brochures. And I've seen pools that have barriers that can be raised up to split them up, maybe it's also a thing in this one.
I believe it's all seawater, they filter it and constantly pump water through. Would be a big job to drain for sure
Wikipedia suggests that this pool in Egypt is the largest.
I always thought it was the one you posted
Maybe largest in volume, it looks a lot deeper than the one OP posted, almost like a tank for an orca.
The one OP posted looks like it's just really long, and maybe a bit more shallow, like 5 feet might be the deepest part. I don't see any diving boards, or depth markers like you usually see for pools with varying depths, so maybe made shallow to accommodate kids.
This is one of the maps reviews:
Visited the site this morning. Very unfinished and no construction work in progress. Lagoon is full of water though. Evaporation must cost a fortune. Water is not cheap in a desert.
Many millions of dollars spent and no sign of it becoming operational. Can anyone explain the riddle of City Stars Sharm El-sheikh?
So, I don't think it should count until it is operational.
It also doesn't really look like a pool on Google maps - it's got sandy beaches, rather than walls with stepped/ramped entrances.
Even when that one opens, I'd argue that OP posted the largest pool, and this is more of an artificial pond.
At least it's a seawater pool. Would hate to think what they would do if a storm dumped the ocean into it.
I'm pretty sure that they would have to empty it, clean it and refill it if the ocean spilled over on to it. It seems like the seawater is filtered and treated before going into the pool.
That said, there's approximately 50 meters (160ft) of beach between the sea and the pool!
Also the pool is not on ground level. It seems to be raised above the beach level
I know it used to be, not sure if it still is
I've been up to there. It's not that cool, not very deep. Goes on and on tho.
Damn... Kinda curious to how full that pool is when there are more guests.
Apparently you can't actually swim in the main pool, only in the halfmoon shapes near the buildings. The large open area is not for swimming. 🤷♂️
Wtf, why did they build it then?