Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
J* q5 W. y4 A/ w6 ?6 f9 |5 ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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U9 l- T* ^8 G# w# N6 x6 n+ X3 \" K公仔箱論壇PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.os.tvboxnow.com9 U2 E& L4 ]( Q: |2 f( ?1 @
6 g; }0 V4 L& R2 ?9 LSwimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: N) D+ V) H; ~' t
! B, s/ e5 C2 C) _- ios.tvboxnow.comThe enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater.
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! h+ z4 E' u6 O3 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26CTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! g/ k9 d! H( ], `8 u; z5 h
' Q# t2 S ?2 W5 d7 Eos.tvboxnow.comCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ U2 j7 I. v, C; f6 o0 X( B0 {
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft% n- L7 Y" y$ P2 c* p2 J, k
- Temperature: heated to 26C
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- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearsos.tvboxnow.com& u0 \; j& L, C- T/ A- t
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
% ~2 G \/ ]( }+ m, _. @ rtvb 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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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.
6 {+ K, P5 r3 V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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) }8 l8 k7 a7 \* ]! L( J
3 C# s- q7 ^* V5 l, e+ z. hThe 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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. W; V. b: G$ f: i/ u0 G1 y: [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile( Y# V% p+ Z- o5 b% D" r
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" {! P9 ~# c0 g& L; p5 \- e公仔箱論壇Dazzling 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
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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 swimming
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