Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it5.39.217.761 ]: s& |1 [# o# p' L% h4 k/ ^
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach3 _- R- z& r0 Y. u1 h7 {
By Lyle Brennan5.39.217.76) N& _- x$ i. Q
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( b& k& f% A2 Y/ V7 q7 Y
公仔箱論壇) s# m- D2 l# p
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
% ?5 H ]# |4 I2 Q4 F7 L, {% NTVBNOW 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。1 E+ |2 ?$ @7 h9 Z: a- a. C2 t
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 B! x2 ^4 k+ tTVBNOW 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- }0 l$ |, D9 | Z" N& y8 f% ^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.
' o; H$ W& b+ ]; N$ y8 j# ^" f公仔箱論壇8 A1 }# V4 W, m1 ~
' P3 a; n z, ` zA 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 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 s7 z3 Y0 L" N5 f
' H& ]5 z9 y. G* @& x
CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS
1 s! _- s' ^$ `; _3 m3 q! vTVBNOW 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。- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
' j2 g1 U0 S: j1 D! X' Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - Temperature: heated to 26C
* z0 F% {% a8 \- o+ 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。 - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years c3 `9 _& O4 i/ C
- Completed: December 2006
- The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
+ c J4 I9 L2 U. W& K+ y4 uIt 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. x8 D. O2 k+ P9 c" a( B/ O
4 g3 Q: ?2 o Z- y8 \
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. 5.39.217.760 a& w* F# H. y3 N
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.
* @& J6 Y9 |# L% n" K7 R2 a/ OTVBNOW 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: [5 B- p0 d3 L. H" ^% |6 p+ c+ C
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 l8 |5 l5 `8 i
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。+ E. U: |( J( c# |
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long." h. `0 l) K& n' t- m5 K' ?
# L! \! z% n% a' V 公仔箱論壇- I7 h y1 E2 Z; Q7 L
Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile/ ]* \/ A/ z2 ]8 \: f
5.39.217.76 M- L/ v" ?8 v0 W+ L9 p/ z6 d
 & o, ]# x1 w& U+ d
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5 `& e; m) d) m+ t8 s/ {# ~- x+ N
/ n8 g& |8 Q1 o% m4 k; m
! M1 {5 H) f# g/ b+ _ 5.39.217.760 j+ \& I$ L0 s+ `4 q: N8 ?
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; x7 {+ C4 D, ~: F
' z2 ~; y+ A& Y, _: J 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。$ @; W+ X% `, [; m! `# k) u' x
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
+ i% q- j; m4 f9 Q公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76 e: O# Y4 I: e2 m' k) t& L# r
4 q7 v/ z7 R& ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming
' _( a$ |1 L3 F/ n2 l _+ Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 x7 h5 ^! N+ L7 f0 C. t
, y- P9 s% r7 F# K3 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy 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
| 
發表於 2012-5-23 07:25 AM
| 
. T; s6 ^2 o% F1 q
4 n* R3 b% o0 W G
