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 $ ^3 ]: ^8 o( A1 j$ M( M0 {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 3 |, z) N0 j/ W' Y6 @3 k3 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。By Lyle Brennan+ l) n$ z. {, s# h& ?3 x
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 0 d4 a( f2 h3 h4 b; c; W 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" d4 h" z: \* v
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. + y4 Q- V" A/ n1 Z9 M* W ! X' k5 I8 w/ j9 VThe 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. : n: [' Y# g' i& x6 \/ _公仔箱論壇" w& J2 F. G! f( Y 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。3 U7 e( N% C: E2 o# k
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 + [5 r9 n( g; L3 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) {$ e/ P1 h! s7 e! K- q CRYSTAL 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。9 _8 E$ X% l. ^! t
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115fttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ b: P: h6 u- R+ I* {9 t1 `% d# Y
Temperature: heated to 26Cos.tvboxnow.com) D& a! S& N$ Q: m( E
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years ' C" O, H( I. eTVBNOW 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。
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. 4 w: M1 l9 h0 y( `" n, T4 }! Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 g; Z9 k" b; c4 R) X& }tvb 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. 9 |( U; |- _4 X5 I2 D. d/ dAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. o; O4 W9 w) {: b; w2 [1 z
# j% S8 G0 x5 yIt 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. 2 N6 D0 B$ o& {6 |+ L Jos.tvboxnow.com+ O' S4 U$ F9 R/ q, k6 V# v; p
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, a6 ]( Z4 q& y3 w& v2 i9 v6 C
% \5 Y- y! l( f* M9 ^0 D; Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " F! D& h) ?% D4 S! b2 v HTVBNOW 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。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,bttvb7 J( B: f+ k; T8 o) D( ^
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse4 Q! J( J# t/ i. @: U6 Y" g3 w( Z
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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 3 J$ W8 ~) H1 r' Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 R/ J9 _$ N+ X H0 h! ^ ) _( h8 V$ `' @/ d! ]* d5 b
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/ Q U9 ^ M4 z Y
% R1 `$ v7 p: O# \ }3 A, Bos.tvboxnow.com % K' d- J% R7 \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 # j$ i; }- N! k: D公仔箱論壇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& |* c- j' i4 ] 8 p- ]" E; z: \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作者: EvilgranII 時間: 2012-5-23 07:25 AM 標題: 相等于20个奥运标准池 全球最大泳池1公里长
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