4 @6 D- h6 c3 T4 r1 A' ] _5.39.217.76Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it # f8 @- r) s% n0 S$ C0 l# @* l( r9 l公仔箱論壇The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 6 D# U* @/ n& qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy Lyle Brennan 9 |: N1 m3 o% F1 w2 QPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 5 O( m- ^9 N) L' [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 x$ p- R% g" W- e8 P1 S. A
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) w) y3 t. E( C# K
$ M9 k" c8 B5 i1 G9 W& S9 uTVBNOW 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。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.! [: R `, i" I) I0 X6 e+ m
6 H, V' m7 ?, Z) z8 s. lTVBNOW 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 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. 7 \6 ]0 v/ d/ @3 C* F! \' S5.39.217.76 * w6 M' C, `) H' G" `! itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & Y5 V( ~6 H/ S8 d/ w7 \- Q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 26C9 S& F" g+ O) _
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Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft. r6 C# i& W1 A/ w2 _- a; Z# A
Temperature: heated to 26C $ H5 p' P- N9 o8 J' y+ _
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years : w6 Z1 @2 |. G$ m# W; i$ P& L
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
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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. " B8 o( j8 y! v: V( b1 @0 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- o9 W8 ^5 M8 e: _1 X! j+ W
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. 公仔箱論壇* k; c" T4 k; n' f; R3 v6 q
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. ) x* S( K% [$ ?! h% A9 t6 XTVBNOW 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。) |6 j- Y" U0 d \
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.0 _- o0 w3 N' J/ \$ ~( C6 R! ]+ A
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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. ( Z- n \& D: D7 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + V2 k+ Z# S7 @5.39.217.76 * l( e5 b* [, p! Q
Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile5.39.217.76; _9 d1 m+ Q! }, @3 ^5 _( E+ R
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse & S, y8 h( l* u( U2 D8 \2 s" B- itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ; h; Q- A: y- n0 ]& T 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。- g3 C4 d1 ^/ F ' ^7 N. Z+ K+ m1 R( T- }. b$ r+ ^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 / s% y" `" `3 `" d( Z公仔箱論壇) ^( v% @0 U9 f- C0 z1 C ; q* c3 G0 ^, y2 H9 p6 V# aMan-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 # g. r4 j% |- r- M公仔箱論壇 ' O; N5 z* i: w1 E- y4 z5.39.217.76 4 o7 s1 D3 }: \4 T+ Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 9 j, e2 ~1 F- R6 j5.39.217.763 ^( S* x( z5 A5 }& s % s$ H6 K. L+ P2 a- 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。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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