2 |3 B0 Z4 x8 N6 }Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! C& X$ V9 ~' o
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach, V6 C/ R+ z- f1 U- `3 P% X; N) Q. S
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012TVBNOW 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。2 [: [3 x: c7 {' h+ Q. z
4 E; {; E. w, K5 S$ S% Q" p1 g G4 Y8 ~At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. m( G: O. F/ W' f: b7 F: a6 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。 . k, [: I5 `% O7 S: n; `5 R) U1 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.5 V' C7 C7 P9 ?" F( I! o
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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. : N, w9 O, R3 h2 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" V( Z5 e- {7 \, I) d; i$ b 5.39.217.76! g C0 e$ m, [0 f% q
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 6 w+ F: ^- `* B+ O- [' qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.769 _+ A- h. \+ Y: K CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS ' ~! T" r7 o# \$ g1 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 6 [) i# y- r7 I; t- GTVBNOW 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。
Temperature: heated to 26C5.39.217.760 z! h/ l: l( K! M
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years5.39.217.764 g' i3 A0 [. `
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. 8 M( X0 N. k2 w, O0 o: M5 `9 [8 G5.39.217.76 V+ J8 A5 c7 W7 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. ! l; l- T( A" V
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/ O. T* s/ r& M# m$ {3 r
6 s: ?: L/ ~% x2 @# V+ 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。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. 9 y0 y$ U% Q4 p3 U% U1 w2 o. ^* m5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇5 [) y2 g0 w- k6 o) m. _
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.5.39.217.76" \8 F- y4 R6 K9 \2 X! H# e! g
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Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile 7 G5 p9 j" t2 d9 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。& L5 C* `) w+ Y2 T 5.39.217.76' w, b% _6 u" I+ ?9 L2 B
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇9 p+ W8 |. q+ e" T3 Z
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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 , |) E0 ^6 s, n! 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。 + M# M1 e# w: @- k3 V+ d 3 C% H; }( U) v) K1 D3 D) d' QMan-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 6 N" @8 G4 j# }; B1 x0 N% M/ Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 A' C$ w% {" H' B! F 5.39.217.76+ Z, }" E9 V; |9 Z. J z
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, {% K, ]3 T& k7 o) a% e# e
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