! H x' j5 [! U% ]( K2 Y' @, y5.39.217.765 r9 l" ~9 L6 _7 z j Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it. c4 w+ O, ^$ ~ q( b
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 2 W9 J5 D+ T' t; ?3 b公仔箱論壇By Lyle Brennan 4 m& [! |8 j/ ~% X G- V5.39.217.76PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 $ ]$ w$ E8 F% c: L9 i 2 C3 f! n/ Q, M5 ]; d5 X- ~/ K7 RAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. " p% a$ o) R! N8 R; }# b5.39.217.76 & R# {) x4 z& F k |9 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。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. ' g6 @+ Q" z6 Y0 g0 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。公仔箱論壇, d* U- g7 ?) o9 g X1 ~
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.- |3 X+ O! p4 f: w. Z5 j1 A3 M
; Q; Z3 G0 S0 T ^* ^2 f) `9 C公仔箱論壇 0 m/ C2 \7 S; Y: t4 s4 m6 Q$ E% Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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 26C5.39.217.767 w! O# C0 y3 m" W7 Q8 v7 @6 s
Depth: Up to 115ft 5 T- D L& ^. d; wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Temperature: heated to 26C5.39.217.76% e, w6 G* d/ D- t" ~' k) B- t$ N
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years ( a+ I3 o) ~. ?' X
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, D7 h3 w% G* D4 j' E
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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. 2 }! O. T+ c+ W7 S$ gAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.) _3 l/ l7 _" b* b9 `& H8 X& 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. ' H5 Q& R3 Q D6 b* QTVBNOW 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。- U4 }. N: _0 Q4 T) `, |$ 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. ) X/ X* c0 g6 y* m9 A# 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。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& C9 x2 c' g' g - \$ N) J1 `8 O, g3 Z L5.39.217.76Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile+ w Q' c) N0 o
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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 maintenance 2 Y5 ^3 _; l3 ^* ~ ' E+ P3 v% W* Y & k) f o# U' S" p: _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。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 thing7 a) S6 n* S A f
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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 5 M1 X) b9 f. k' c% ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb * O1 m: l8 K7 D% t6 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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。$ U2 t! D, f1 D' D7 }4 ^+ V
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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