" Y- b$ |; j9 h7 A: \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。Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it 3 `* T. M' G- S/ V7 ?8 ?TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach; r! W+ y4 m7 w7 p
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.5.39.217.76$ F3 z$ L: n; ^
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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. 3 q* A- z7 n: E. ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % }. p7 X( _3 M6 p) k公仔箱論壇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.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。! W! O( X- ?9 N6 j8 Q# \1 W
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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 26C; }2 F% U* K5 w& k
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Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 3 j0 v$ H3 u9 U7 t! ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Temperature: heated to 26C* y9 @' Z8 N% t k; u% Y
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇8 U0 S, |/ |7 H- 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. 7 o5 e$ f8 O$ h; O' UTVBNOW 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。/ A- J; k0 |( l& e7 i
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. 公仔箱論壇3 j. t6 V& S+ T1 y7 T: n
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 6 o1 i9 n9 t* U5 ]1 M公仔箱論壇 8 H/ o2 A1 W: O ~/ N/ @( c5.39.217.76It 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. $ a$ W. x* M. n$ H7 t, Y8 V' {6 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb l0 ?( D" v) a3 i! W
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; t7 |2 P) N) v- _
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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, Chile / k% I5 Z4 E8 n, ^2 f7 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! G, F* x( I3 U 5 K- k. E$ q3 R2 r
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse* r& U6 g- z& ]+ J
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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 maintenanceTVBNOW 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。5 I @2 L1 Z2 y4 e$ i$ v4 E
: B3 k5 ^0 V! Q; w+ g ; e# D5 f6 E2 O; c5 q4 a1 n- W2 t) {5.39.217.76Man-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公仔箱論壇& a- B" P8 C6 B
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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) c& u* x: ]8 _/ _+ C. u. v3 H+ Z
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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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