9 _2 g" V% h% R5 ?/ o5.39.217.76Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇' m+ J, m2 C$ d) S8 j* v
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach ' z2 S# ~' I1 z6 aTVBNOW 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 * o- [& h; c( Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012$ q9 B& o Y: v) P$ [' N: Z4 Y1 o
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 h2 Y) P# g6 j {# U3 t/ n# T
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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. / e) b- ?2 B- OTVBNOW 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。/ f6 O: g( p# K0 G3 M! g
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. 8 G" O+ U+ n! e6 B6 h+ |# Z! x5.39.217.76! h8 Z7 c Z5 q* s 公仔箱論壇3 l1 B/ n9 T& s9 T4 s/ f) _4 l
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 26CTVBNOW 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。; v$ u- _ t, ]7 D& d) r% o P
公仔箱論壇* p5 y6 P$ O* {- E C } CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS ' w' Q2 D6 a% z
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 9 g9 a p. G: n1 ^) Q5.39.217.76
Construction time: Almost five years 9 F9 J! N1 v: u9 Y: jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
8 \/ v7 i+ m6 V+ `) |3 }* u3 O5.39.217.76It 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. 5 j2 t0 h: L4 F' N' x! ~9 B8 s( ITVBNOW 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。 % S( O! B a% j; J4 Y- c公仔箱論壇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。& v% ?5 V) g1 U3 N
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.5.39.217.76* }: x) u$ y$ e1 H4 \" j
9 Q% @. [1 U4 S7 @* \+ N- Q公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.769 d& J/ Q6 f2 q( d% `3 n
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The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. f0 e1 ^5 q6 u' p1 |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。 g3 R4 w; R/ e6 e% x" b tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% M3 d' w+ J4 K! e9 ?( _
Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile - W2 q: V0 {. e6 f3 }; OTVBNOW 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/ Z& U: D8 `3 d: l2 i, J1 W 4 r1 N7 M2 @* ~4 t# _9 g* ]3 Z2 n公仔箱論壇Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇4 D. P( K- |5 ~, e$ J
/ C3 G2 s, H6 G" }% L3 g1 N* I4 Y% O : O; o" Y/ j& J' M+ b0 c 9 [& S% L+ N) t: m0 ?5.39.217.76Big 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 : p7 K. ~( | L6 s l5.39.217.76 + ^& P4 `0 R, ]8 F. MTVBNOW 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。 T( f e- p4 \0 T' L7 LTVBNOW 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 7 P+ h1 l: G( ~5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. y( C$ R3 C) Z7 Q9 Z . v& s3 M: h% s/ V1 e' [
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 0 p% @- S2 L6 W9 I6 h/ \- t3 [公仔箱論壇- g( e$ k' p9 h- ? & M: [9 {8 `# |% P0 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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