+ t, I0 c3 q9 U: A! Z2 `6 I公仔箱論壇Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 ]9 ^& P1 m) y! b
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach5.39.217.765 X6 w" U! O! P9 W1 P5 S4 Z
By Lyle Brennan8 B9 D V1 Z) R' b1 d3 w
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇1 I: n. A8 N3 x- R3 b# k
/ p. S; P3 N4 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.# N+ b" O: N! \& K
2 p$ T4 H& ?$ C9 F# l- dSwimming 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. " n. N& \. R/ L/ x8 P5 \5.39.217.76 ! @: i2 K. X1 s6 ZTVBNOW 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. ' r1 t. }. r: P) G# U V2 _, D公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 a( ?' q& S3 d% F$ j ' G1 \' _' c2 y/ H$ I* ]+ f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 26C* }% e( H2 h3 [+ d4 z! X# q
5.39.217.761 B4 O0 F# V% ^- `/ [$ Z3 G9 c( n CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSTVBNOW 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。& [ t7 c' c9 c* F: y2 {0 F! I
Construction time: Almost five years 0 W& B* S, s* P! H* f
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
8 V. Q' L0 v- B% T X5.39.217.76It 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.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。5 Y. m1 t" s) K
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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. 3 G; H+ d( ^6 A公仔箱論壇And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% q( Y* B( y' x2 L5 U+ C5 m
& i& b: \6 {6 Q! J9 a5.39.217.76It 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. 7 j& g& d! n# RTVBNOW 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。 8 y* F3 D/ c9 |* v! C* X1 s5.39.217.76The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.' w2 }- h5 R) _" `6 h$ Y7 G
1 x- d5 i9 h, i% p8 l* _* Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 y: z% h, `/ F6 @, b3 L* ELost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile , D; Z8 y& y1 n) u# h5.39.217.76/ t) Q1 U& X/ J# `* u2 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。: S! Q* c# e* E% R' u
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse+ G0 m6 `2 Z6 |& Q7 C) r
D+ `7 y: P X; e8 a4 S: Z5.39.217.76 ! E& ?! ]. i$ [4 d公仔箱論壇 5 g# r; V2 |$ L8 A" W2 n8 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBig 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" U! G, X6 B( q ?) C
% n* u* }) J/ E! O & Q" d) f6 ]' h) k5 a8 h4 ZMan-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公仔箱論壇# S: E; G( B2 N6 O+ X
# D; J5 ? N0 o8 A9 u 3 J% e- d2 P8 U8 c) U' h. l% s0 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。Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming5 A# S4 \9 G$ Y/ X
! f& A0 G' E% ~* W5.39.217.76 8 K6 `; D5 j2 _( y5 d q, GBy 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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