Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
1 l4 p" j; w6 U8 x! B$ E% k( \The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachos.tvboxnow.com6 b8 U0 L$ b1 G
By Lyle Brennan公仔箱論壇8 J& J, @2 l9 j5 Q0 ~
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
$ c2 u+ c# ^: f0 Y. b) T公仔箱論壇
6 O4 V, ~5 K1 P1 I% j8 }At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. D3 _( g" v5 \7 J c- t' A
os.tvboxnow.com/ L- M! U8 ~) B! P- z
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.
4 k/ h8 {* J9 \' X" p' R6 x) F0 D6 O
9 W$ i3 ^3 s ]0 b* B公仔箱論壇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." n5 P* ^6 g9 L$ J' a
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 Y& \ m+ g4 I+ }% C5 T
. }2 H# I( d: G公仔箱論壇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
( M8 [( [2 z7 L. sos.tvboxnow.com6 G3 W# T* l* f( ] l
CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS$ l- i) a! {9 F2 J
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
1 K' `; V1 G o) b$ h2 f6 U! l Zos.tvboxnow.com - Temperature: heated to 26C2 u* `5 L, n' o6 p, ?4 B- h' K; L
- Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five yearsos.tvboxnow.com- R" e; |9 }0 f+ u% G
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
; [3 G1 L& [- h+ S; \
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.
" j# I, i5 R7 @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。
2 |, L4 _4 @; P2 m! _% P. P/ { yos.tvboxnow.comThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion.
: A& \+ e1 w) I3 ITVBNOW 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。And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.
9 o9 l' V4 S2 y$ Q9 bos.tvboxnow.com z% M( t( a" B1 m0 o: M0 D2 k) ]
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.
6 F8 q* J; n- _4 L: p3 G. N8 zTVBNOW 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。公仔箱論壇% o$ C7 Q5 v i( a: [! H
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.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 q5 A7 P4 P
# D7 O( Q1 Z3 D- e+ ~ 公仔箱論壇0 ^2 r k8 q6 E+ y
Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile
, v( ]3 w; O5 |4 l, h8 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。
, S1 z/ D% n+ X# ]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。
% k' E" T T; o `( t4 Q& M$ i) JDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
/ k8 x8 x4 ^, v) C" j- v v8 T1 h) ?
8 N' c1 v- O1 k W* }( k3 H; {: ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 公仔箱論壇8 a7 R T6 w5 D4 y
 7 K4 ]9 K2 B w5 [
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
* i! n8 p7 C/ E1 y7 u
8 I; P7 T6 r9 I8 _$ |: U) M6 d公仔箱論壇
: p( B* l$ |# c( r( |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。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 thingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: }" Z6 k* o+ F) r1 N8 ]2 x* i1 g
os.tvboxnow.com9 g1 u+ D& n0 [) u' q: D+ E
 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ s- T8 \' Q8 f' _/ b; M% k+ \
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingos.tvboxnow.com' b) |: H4 Z9 N
& g e, D1 ?* p7 z* S
5 E0 `; Y" T6 Q1 _! ~1 Q" g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 |
發表於 2012-5-22 04:08 AM
| 
