Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% l2 N4 P+ o2 [6 w
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.! x# M% v9 X% e; O4 [$ |
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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.5.39.217.769 ]- @' m$ @: p6 `9 x0 W
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$ a* }; n* I$ ?/ l: _7 q. y5.39.217.76A 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 NUMBERS
* E4 @3 B. W' q p, w, |- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft! ^4 g* U, J1 {, \" s
- Temperature: heated to 26C
W d( C; o+ q; f& m H% K; ^& L - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years: K1 W7 w- R4 ~( F) f! n n
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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7 _* M1 ~1 N7 V7 g" @: K# E& t5.39.217.76The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. 8 e2 F% ~/ ^5 u
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.
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0 P# D" ]( H& Z+ B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.
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9 M# T$ z a8 |( W2 Rtvb 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, ChileTVBNOW 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。5 f/ m% A7 v! N/ M, T4 Q9 g8 S
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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+ A4 v5 ]: @, [; S: }6 H+ JMan-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) x+ {# \* O: I! G% X1 T- f7 J( i
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