4 k* F$ i+ Q' r3 M公仔箱論壇Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇7 o3 w, ~8 @; ?+ M
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach * Y. p! o. N' }5 c- v5.39.217.76By Lyle Brennan * @5 U8 _$ G: O2 b1 `& vTVBNOW 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 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。$ q S3 n& g/ |
: a- Z" B# M L" }! \' u5 T1 a公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.公仔箱論壇8 Q% c" E7 p) t# R9 ], W9 I
' z! B6 a: _, @+ H) l( pSwimming 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. ( W4 s. j/ {/ Q) 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。 . G9 b4 m l2 s' }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 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. 0 T2 x- N _; a: A: O _- a" A E$ I: w2 m3 @ 8 D4 F* \* r |5 S! `9 m
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 % n3 z5 ~) p; R9 _! ~/ y1 \* D: b8 d公仔箱論壇 F! S0 G2 d5 Q1 N% s CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS5 q4 C6 H, k3 N
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 4 Y! M/ J5 G( vTVBNOW 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。
Construction time: Almost five years5.39.217.76; R6 r# ~- u5 C+ K: |
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
( w [9 }' m9 @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. & Q$ j8 ?( U& g0 r8 d7 u7 t) ?" d- Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76- m8 X; `% g) m4 o- F: S
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. Z3 S! ]0 d! h2 ^/ `; g8 FAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 3 g A8 B: L* s* t2 P: W) x5.39.217.76 $ C* \) ? y* j5.39.217.76It 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.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 }& q' ?7 g x
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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.公仔箱論壇+ g. ]5 ~% y0 V k# V& o c
3 B8 ~( E' q! X8 ^9 r' R" ? 4 ~+ w% J( ^8 T8 u6 F' 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。Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile E8 K+ K- {1 I+ B1 [: B9 k7 }# ?- [8 S# H( B / Y2 D, ]$ J: |+ r1 J: m% l# Z$ o$ D5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse $ `) l3 n, t$ O: I' D2 pTVBNOW 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$ _5 t3 ?( O5 S tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 u7 M1 y5 S0 N& a& e0 C F " T' H$ p6 w4 s7 ~9 ]tvb 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 maintenance5.39.217.761 {- L- Y7 q1 S8 v' }$ A" J
( K9 v: G4 B2 N9 q& p: t# Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % N( R# Q8 I4 l5 y, j0 Y, WMan-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 thing5.39.217.76 g) ]. T+ A8 }) E7 e
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Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming# M9 B. c( {" ]
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