- y7 b- ]" ^# o T2 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 T& b& c7 c. P1 D- U$ Y Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it + V9 Z9 l5 K+ k) {TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 G: y. m- {( Z
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012/ d! Y5 b v5 \# K! [
6 ^" Y F3 u# ?- v$ P% T公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.0 O4 _$ n4 G8 @$ b- y6 L
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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. & F3 F% ]6 k @ k" a: b) e* u5.39.217.76' d) P& \( D+ J: `
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. * p$ v% P. E: X, x3 X$ R" e 4 {: t, Y! g" |6 _1 z! o2 y 6 O& V" f4 Y. ]$ _9 Q/ P0 x+ R; |& eA 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 ; C5 p, ?; Y4 ~% p0 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。 1 r* D5 ^! l' \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS " v$ m4 ], ?1 }% D9 }5.39.217.76
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft( O8 v* K2 I7 W
Temperature: heated to 26C& k$ R- \- x0 M/ ] z
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years 3 w' Y' R2 m6 \$ F" Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
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. 3 d4 k# l3 f& Z& w& M8 n. Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" Z. ]7 y0 V+ W% I; o9 Z
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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 h+ Y3 ^& ~( ^; i) c! r1 R
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! @) a0 h/ V' j
/ ^4 K) N) {/ h5 R% i5 @5.39.217.76It 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. ; ^5 B6 \2 @0 U: S' S公仔箱論壇1 Z' {' _5 S' e# d+ Z
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 I0 `0 p% ?- ^* {; z8 L5 A5.39.217.76 X3 j# i- a. i0 O 7 j) w. L& @) ?* F7 VLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile公仔箱論壇9 a" A n# L" s8 {: U
[$ l$ e! h$ W5 F 5 G: B2 B) O3 C9 Y( h9 \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。Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.760 b# b6 Y" c. E
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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 - n2 m) f7 u2 z$ W1 N/ z2 k( R公仔箱論壇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 c9 H! V( {8 }2 ? tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 x/ e2 c0 d3 D F* u) y! a K1 ]+ g
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* ^3 S1 [! z1 j" H, J
公仔箱論壇% ?7 s! v9 W9 ~( {/ e O ' d$ d/ |3 p; `' {$ F( m# E6 C! yWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming ( H& u& \" C7 n1 t2 J; Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 y6 z2 r0 a0 {, w % j* \1 Q8 e9 h; H' ?1 A ]; U5.39.217.76By 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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