Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
- A6 w f4 f9 c9 m2 o4 I) gTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.& F2 z$ x. }& J6 j) z! x
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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.os.tvboxnow.com( ~; ~! g T4 U1 q
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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 26C
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: `$ G' \8 c/ D n. F0 } vTVBNOW 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。CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
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- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ftTVBNOW 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。: q, |) x R7 M7 g: W% k
- Temperature: heated to 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* A: [' w9 q" S1 i, r% ?, j7 Y0 Z
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years7 p) U* m, h+ F+ q* m" M }2 |
- 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.公仔箱論壇2 e% I+ V- R: d! g4 u3 A
6 a. |: b; H2 p* [- p7 b |The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
9 k3 p1 h* B8 }2 E e3 LAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.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。/ w7 i9 E7 e/ Y: I1 v, o/ m
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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。 G7 ^& i' c$ W! \8 k a
/ u8 Z' U! s D, R公仔箱論壇The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Y- M1 \, z# y- y
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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, Chileos.tvboxnow.com% j9 s# S9 k; ] Q
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) p5 d, t+ T* u+ _* {% }: [2 u6 C公仔箱論壇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。8 B% x, _1 P. A t: Z( h& B7 a2 \) G
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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 maintenance& y) _& A( F% Z, v2 E7 B( \3 P6 f
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4 x8 k: E. N8 B+ RMan-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 thing
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Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingos.tvboxnow.com9 e& |3 \1 B) f! f. s
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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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