Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 I$ B: n: r" v* Y( {
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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% h4 A7 S7 e8 b3 `) e. cos.tvboxnow.comAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.os.tvboxnow.com' |9 g( t* R2 V1 ]! G) A8 f4 \
9 h, G2 r) i' t' L- `+ }$ BTVBNOW 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。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.
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The 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.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。% k4 E! o: E1 Q* Z+ ]1 L
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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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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERStvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 `& X/ n- e) U" g
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
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- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
+ Z( J1 T1 S2 V Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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.
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# \) I3 @/ i2 v* Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. os.tvboxnow.com( p2 ]: a/ C, n
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.
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" k5 b6 E+ p# w4 c# i公仔箱論壇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.os.tvboxnow.com) \6 Z( t8 ^( i7 q
6 c; G' T9 M& UTVBNOW 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 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,bttvb0 ?/ s. ~ Z, O1 A
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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, Chile
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% A" L( ?1 e$ d4 q' i1 n5 o; Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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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
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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 thing公仔箱論壇) @% g4 `7 |$ l5 M6 E- [! y
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6 p. a- `* q( U$ k7 A公仔箱論壇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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