2 {# j: X* i, t! M5 W: U; `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。公仔箱論壇( e. w. G7 ]! I1 y# b Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇4 i! A6 f( i2 O2 G8 f: c& M
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach b2 U+ I/ n1 C" ~$ ^By Lyle Brennan ( H6 ^# n4 G& l% Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 20126 `5 g* t) D$ k
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.: ?' Y" s, o6 p1 v7 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.公仔箱論壇' W1 `/ Y% C1 Y( |
( m \5 Z4 d0 r+ a& }5 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; c7 I! [( Z& w
5.39.217.767 }3 C- L# q+ w ' f( {9 k V1 g0 r. G, C3 qtvb 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 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ H' W, G" M$ j c2 B& R5 ~
, i4 }0 T9 j6 U9 p$ {8 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS6 t" \; p$ S; |, D
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ftTVBNOW 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 b7 m C7 S. A+ t% j5 s( \
Temperature: heated 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。* Z$ O: O* D" }0 S" p6 d0 C
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years 9 z( t, ?- P! g0 \9 E+ k- Q公仔箱論壇
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
V2 u- h, v) W0 M7 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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. 4 ?% H4 T8 R- C9 @6 d) i n + [3 }; B$ w8 `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. ; W# |( y/ j; ]- D1 J1 }公仔箱論壇And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.+ O! J% k4 L( A: s
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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. " H+ b, D8 B7 o0 O公仔箱論壇 ) c) `9 u; E1 A# q4 ]) N( p% UThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: K5 Q3 _2 i+ y, ?6 T
+ T: z& e. u5 e- Q8 d; F& Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # C0 L9 W7 @5 o* V! ]# m" ?) I公仔箱論壇Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chiletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. u5 V3 k0 u1 j+ H
$ X. O' a, T; n5 N" o0 b- vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # Q# V/ B# |; A9 |+ e3 C Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseTVBNOW 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。+ s2 L) r' R* t# D* e
& S% n: o0 Z) s1 O; @ ; ^% U v1 {+ T " V! U. ?2 l2 M% G" V+ K* [5 f6 UBig 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 maintenancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 U2 ^4 N1 } E
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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公仔箱論壇- r. C* \, y, I( u% J$ }2 {
' p5 M, X j |1 ~# Q3 v# S5.39.217.76 , A: _- M# s4 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 2 I7 W8 a, b2 Y0 ? f0 d! O9 a 6 r1 h+ }3 C* e' _- p/ R7 F. M+ otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 公仔箱論壇: ]# D, U! k- r( G$ Q- ?$ j
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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