% f! Y' x5 ~1 {, D" RTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) m- J! }# r3 }1 ]* V) c' A Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it " J% P0 q' K( E9 v, T; s3 DThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach! d2 D0 b& T9 ~# K6 W0 C$ D9 a
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.5.39.217.761 P# h- m" C) i3 w5 m6 G
' @( \9 k& n) X' z, @! f2 w% y公仔箱論壇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. 3 @; m& b j9 n( g2 ?# L- 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。 $ n& K# `, e- I2 yThe 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 [" w6 O8 A* [ 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。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。$ N7 e$ E0 ?6 E ! B7 E8 o% `5 B/ _' w6 ?& V$ @
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 & j5 ]3 L0 J; w a公仔箱論壇* ~7 y3 u7 ]( q) e CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSTVBNOW 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/ q6 w# d4 d5 E! S
Construction time: Almost five years5.39.217.76( S2 p7 F9 ~$ `3 S
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. # N x/ H y/ N3 Z/ U$ O" }5.39.217.76 B/ I* L" f. W+ z' a8 Q
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. 6 h l! ?9 P- D) u& Y/ ^6 Q# V
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.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。 _ h F$ ^7 ~: u
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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. 0 U0 |: z* I4 W3 {7 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! u/ x7 h; _1 b# H9 D# q公仔箱論壇The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.; |( X5 l5 N; O4 A2 D: z5 h3 S
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Lost 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。( h2 d6 u4 K! b- \
) S+ g9 R$ r% \. c3 G5 M9 S5.39.217.76 R) C: V" F) F1 f* a% CDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse a9 g, ] `4 Q7 N1 p8 _& x& 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ^; _, ~8 O2 ~# l% ? " ~4 X& I" q1 [* Q! O - Y9 j* L5 d5 p3 d6 Z公仔箱論壇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 # E- x( h% r3 Z5.39.217.760 Q( b$ Z' p2 l. T" o : }0 A: z0 K' s" Q6 g9 V' L( Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMan-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 ' [: ?& G) R o& r公仔箱論壇 9 W- `' G m7 B. x( l5.39.217.76 公仔箱論壇& S7 Z* F8 X% j! d$ y
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming - }. `) u8 v0 ^" _. m- Q, r公仔箱論壇 1 x* Q0 C4 R; u9 Q- M ^公仔箱論壇 ! F3 a7 H* X& vBy 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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