4 o8 S" X) Z" Q) {" k* u8 kEnough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& J& J. Q, Z6 b/ }
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach5.39.217.765 y8 Z! D c) u5 G
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 3 E6 O6 F3 G( A2 S% WTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* u8 i) J- g9 `5 b: X/ l
Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools. # L7 w. E8 A/ G2 P) ~; j; ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76; P1 R: o1 s F$ h* C
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. l6 K0 o$ B2 ] b) K' \ ~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。 A: O3 |9 o3 I: q$ x公仔箱論壇 3 `' P1 d4 g' l0 r' J3 hA 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 26C5.39.217.763 h$ U$ m' a$ _( B: O
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 L! }$ B$ C# j CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS5.39.217.76) d! W* S: q0 Q9 [3 r) @
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft # m7 { H) L b2 K& N! p9 A) h公仔箱論壇
Temperature: heated to 26CTVBNOW 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 V+ a0 r' g9 w
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years1 w' R, _0 l$ X
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
: L1 F2 X# w% I+ b# a0 mIt 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.; B- m/ J& R/ l9 D1 b
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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. 7 w( g! ~" k* O3 X6 Y, u# d {And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.公仔箱論壇2 \- G, Z1 E& Q
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( B7 f' [, l: ^3 j, R
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The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. ; _4 m8 x$ ?+ f t6 l! V ! h9 A, _! T9 W& P5.39.217.76 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 X8 `/ }, A+ x2 v
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,bttvb( U# T9 S9 b$ f9 M6 d1 Y, N
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.76* Q# `9 N) n1 b5 }; B4 l
* J" N$ r+ N1 f3 O( s) G5.39.217.76 3 [. x/ R3 f4 J3 ~ " G. r) n$ y8 n: N' N% e( ?公仔箱論壇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 , |& Y8 V5 [2 a8 g9 k0 Q K4 x/ b $ a1 k/ V& f# h2 x; J5.39.217.76 公仔箱論壇. o6 F$ W9 A* p6 p: k
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 0 i# p4 Z/ @1 ]& e: g7 }7 P: F5.39.217.76- m6 N( x, z" H; a9 e 5.39.217.76' n4 ]/ V. j8 C/ U
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming公仔箱論壇3 x( C9 \8 B0 B! y: @5 v
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