Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- l( J7 U! H- @- d% j* R, [9 z
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.os.tvboxnow.com$ a8 z5 j/ f; Q8 f9 |6 n
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.; b$ ^" S7 ~1 M$ k& d4 ~ U, @5 l
8 i* ^. G' n) L% K) z* C! S dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.
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A little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26Cos.tvboxnow.com5 a: T3 R) V1 ?( v8 Z t
( {: a1 H: U/ w# M |4 }+ S9 [, J% ios.tvboxnow.comCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ a! p+ i% {; a
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft' Z( f5 ]7 t0 m6 ^) u
- Temperature: heated to 26C
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- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
6 g# q, R4 U( K2 F - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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It also hold the Guinness record for the world's deepest - so if you don't feel like diving 115ft to the bottom, it might be best to bring some spare goggles.os.tvboxnow.com. m- B6 W6 W% P; z0 }; P
- p) t$ V" P+ w/ U9 oThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
k5 k! F2 Q; Y# R' t4 s公仔箱論壇And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 x4 w; n; \5 _8 G2 a) h& h
4 T" o& }7 o( P1 n- f$ k* f; dTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。It uses a computer-controlled suction and filtration system to suck water in from the ocean at one end and pump it out at the other, while the sun warms it to 26C - nine degrees higher than the sea.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: C' m, w# s6 c! a' J' n' H7 o
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The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.
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Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chiletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( f5 M. a0 B; T+ n) l [$ W
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& d: b6 `. K" g7 d2 P. E6 r
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4 x7 V" k; g7 STVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Big drip: The pool, shown left next to the city of Algarrobo, is thought to have cost £1billion to build and runs up £2million a year in maintenanceTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 E( J& o9 _/ P. k
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Man-made paradise: A computer-generated image of the San Alfonso del Mar resort shows how its semi-circular artificial beaches and filtered waters sit right next to the real thingos.tvboxnow.com* Z( v8 L e5 |0 a
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' L" n0 v( t4 U公仔箱論壇Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming
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By the sea: A couple stroll along the shores of the artificial lake, which is also the world's deepest swimming pool at 115ft |
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