7 ?. s: N# a' i, x# a8 f) c2 T0 h ( P0 h5 ]. Y, t4 v% S6 M! b( HTVBNOW 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。Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it 3 u" B: `% Y m' k" u5 WTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach : l3 }/ f8 e$ u1 E# CTVBNOW 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 Lyle Brennan & ~ q- k, u( ~$ 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 + s. a% c% \ F8 j1 M* @% e- ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76. [9 D) H4 v) Z
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 6 @/ T7 S% |/ 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。, x( d( o7 a1 M3 v
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. ' z- h$ r7 R8 N- G# 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。: |7 W9 c+ H% B: k2 v
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.2 ]1 } @% G6 r- D! `
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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 26C5.39.217.76% n8 }, P5 ]& n9 _2 i2 x+ t
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Construction time: Almost five yearstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 q/ u; s8 E! q+ d* ^4 I' Q
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.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。+ ^/ Z* q. O& @8 p& n9 q/ K
! T4 J. M @ J% FThe 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,bttvb& ~$ ?9 b" T0 K) n1 u
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. ~: `% r# I( Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) \$ a4 D7 `6 `$ S
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. " k" @0 J0 k9 d6 }: [- t8 m4 A1 i; b
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. 4 \ q* B6 [$ T1 u0 s5.39.217.76 ! \% z5 D1 P k6 p* T0 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! r0 Z7 C) e2 |, P) D: C5.39.217.76Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile ' Q% N" D, G+ p' j& ~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。 K) ~/ G6 h4 t- \' e' h) z# S5.39.217.76 # U) n) F, Q! `5 p3 y1 wDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse 9 b. @$ {0 k! Z* W; X4 ~' w B7 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) G9 y- ~& `+ E, ` 9 l- P; R/ u8 w/ ^+ k3 T公仔箱論壇 5.39.217.76+ s, S4 [4 l+ G) p* w, @
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公仔箱論壇# ] C" R3 X$ ?+ Q3 H' |
5.39.217.76) S$ u& v/ Z3 H8 L / i0 J( \0 q* W0 @! I& k% 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。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 thing5.39.217.761 |; |+ [' d' K5 f/ O/ K, w( f9 }
, `1 N7 U. j; w/ r/ t; y1 d, \' \0 s 0 f J. {# Z0 b3 D# b% uWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingTVBNOW 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 A. C$ {- q* A3 j' c
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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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