Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
% `4 G) ?- C5 I( l2 b; @TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 ^( ]( F# @$ p
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 20128 `: v4 W* Q* a5 C
; G7 D" a& H/ G1 r! {2 W2 @5 ?At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.% t/ g" o% I3 w, _# m
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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.5.39.217.766 n9 X/ Z9 j" [0 {* {" k" r" ~$ s
6 y& I4 _' E# H5.39.217.76The 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.5.39.217.762 Z% V" K6 Y6 m, O7 ]! k7 `
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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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: C* Q9 p" S5 X ?8 Z5.39.217.76CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
5 v# b! _4 L% |- e! t5.39.217.76- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
( b0 C W. H: r" M$ G' e9 x - Temperature: heated to 26C
6 _2 J: |+ _( |- b3 J7 u - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
1 N, F: o+ a# M; D- f% ^ - Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
, O3 r2 r) y9 p& I. o1 ^6 [tvb 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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5 h+ c+ u7 e0 m' Jtvb 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. . V- m. y" ]# y+ H6 l3 j- P
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.公仔箱論壇2 \! W2 @! U. M, \* T0 H
% y: z7 L: K' ?4 s. Q: S; Z; g3 rThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.公仔箱論壇+ {' K ~8 B5 W" H' u
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+ S( v' Z3 E0 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。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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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse, Q$ G7 h. x, t8 Z. P6 d. r# R% `
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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; N: Y2 r. f5 U6 i ?
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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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