$ z) X" T2 V5 jTVBNOW 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 ?4 Z @' w/ v0 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEnough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, x6 M9 @5 l( L& T
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach$ K) w1 G) n; U! m$ {% f, V4 }
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 ) Y8 c; ~9 m H1 C e9 Z K- z! 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。5.39.217.76 A: z1 Z! v$ f+ ?
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.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。% ?7 y8 R5 L6 s/ r6 V! A
5 q2 t9 t; Q* |& y2 `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。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. & Y4 u8 l2 E+ i# ~5 [6 a; c$ ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / G/ p7 \6 T8 JThe 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. j' r! ^2 {5 S K公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* [) u6 S0 O. X0 N6 Q. Y- ? * H c! a0 D$ p6 d( |, 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 26C % y5 h5 V0 b* B) htvb 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。) G* i% g a4 }% {2 z3 v CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERStvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) X# x9 Y7 l& t4 A+ i
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 4 W6 r b- C' L公仔箱論壇
Temperature: heated to 26C O# R% [! D* U
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five yearsTVBNOW 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' V& d' f4 q( S# G* m9 e
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
' ?" e0 w' E$ t( c& r+ d3 G9 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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. " l* i. p6 F9 T* N8 sTVBNOW 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* M( M7 z2 v" e+ Q7 c* @0 F
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. 0 S+ z" b% u+ R; V t- l- s
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,bttvb2 a& E5 [& D$ s. s @0 \. M
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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.* s; p! C+ u C, w" K
( u' u+ Q* Y6 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. P( c$ j0 g( W& utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 q) S& ]$ {& J% H* B' l3 w. I 7 p( T W) y+ m- s/ C: Q- S: i# WLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, ChileTVBNOW 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。% R/ i" a, X! D# e7 G- n. W% W# {
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse6 z" f0 f# r: B
# g9 K6 A8 G" e# E公仔箱論壇 " X& u' B/ `# u* \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。 3 ]& {# _ T8 [1 htvb 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 maintenance2 G! l# m, f) Q& Q
7 m8 ?, w$ s$ [" h+ y 8 u" V0 t2 O& _6 g. kMan-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 / T1 E t! n0 |4 A# y8 JTVBNOW 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。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。) G4 K- d. E) a # m5 P7 z8 {4 |Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming % } o; x4 B& O$ f1 W# J& a- 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。 1 ~4 R- K/ c- }* o tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. k$ Q& H `1 C+ Y E
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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