5 c9 N4 O/ w! T/ U" BEnough 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& L7 g. c! \; _
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach ( E5 Z, d4 T) I% {5.39.217.76By Lyle Brennan $ }3 c, x7 h: 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。PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 / F' F& u+ _, @: K! \6 O& q! kTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ?; f: y8 `9 i2 [' C o) F. A
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 3 p D5 \9 O ^/ dTVBNOW 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( @ n1 |- f! ^. s- S- Z
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. * W0 y0 m& E+ w* J2 }. I' e% 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ B/ ^7 q6 J% C9 O f+ ]
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. ) F, B3 R" F q3 g. rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 F. m5 @- e$ O 6 f' T( B% U4 F+ G. N4 Q% 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。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 . \& A7 Z5 ]" a; t3 f! P公仔箱論壇 . K# A. V1 P3 l" ~1 kTVBNOW 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。CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS 0 ^* x3 I- E, ?+ C9 R; t& Z5.39.217.76
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 5 p% c3 ?$ w" m6 Z2 dTVBNOW 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。
Construction time: Almost five years & v$ x! ?) e" }5.39.217.76
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb |7 c8 W' ^3 D7 D) R4 Q- Y" ]
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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. 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。6 |6 I$ r9 h* l( A) P/ z0 y
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9 U" _ d2 f2 Y' F
' U: n; B9 V, }& V/ E# `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.( e9 C5 G; u. w$ x9 f$ J" I' f, Q
6 Y* p5 m# ~' B7 H; T0 qThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.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。; q# P7 u" G" f, O& v' T
公仔箱論壇: N2 h" }9 m/ ?& I1 C% d1 t5 o# D 6 E6 R5 [( |9 r5.39.217.76Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile ( X1 _/ ~) I, R) r 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。 ! y5 |2 L7 y5 }; x7 O6 R5 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % z0 }2 B3 Q& n. D! k5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse / p3 }5 |8 D8 fTVBNOW 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 e6 t4 }+ |) H# M( \$ q5.39.217.76 5.39.217.764 m F# j8 |9 ~4 K1 V' q tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb w0 E$ X0 x7 |- v5 w( f9 }$ L
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 + u8 G0 Y. s1 }. T* y. }+ R5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% w$ v7 t$ T6 ?. T( W2 G - S: U0 N/ l& FTVBNOW 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。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 ' s' C' C. W% ~5 `1 z5.39.217.765.39.217.76/ t6 }* s% B# w( y* a" r5 ]! v% D 公仔箱論壇6 X, [) h( k9 ]
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming% k+ y) v! w* @* d
5.39.217.76; S% L+ N6 J5 O; d! Y0 h ] 3 `) f7 s8 i3 k6 M y$ _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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