: g3 i5 N# ]- `, l: S+ Y. {Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇2 E7 G4 w$ |4 D
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach : [ u1 A: m) f0 E. d+ }By Lyle Brennan公仔箱論壇: J4 [- T) y l9 \6 c
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 / [7 X0 h7 Y, u3 I/ Z$ \公仔箱論壇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+ w9 x& M& V" M5 r& I
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.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。* w4 C+ ~( T- T8 ?; b" I$ v
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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. - z, H8 _# y( ^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。- ], Y2 s. h. Y# e
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. / Y1 G( _3 E8 q$ b公仔箱論壇 ) O7 ? m# s; r# 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。 公仔箱論壇$ n# |9 `( t" r# 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 26C5.39.217.76! s9 o' c& D. t5 z
" i+ l0 N! Q0 p5 ACRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS + t1 c" f& A! a' 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。
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft& U3 l/ x$ N+ q1 v
Temperature: heated to 26C " w. k1 @% `# v( [! E6 X5.39.217.76
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years2 U& I/ o. r! j! U" C- d+ E, [
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.0 L0 p' @# v5 W# i
% W; x. B0 ]8 r# u9 M( Q' D/ P( d2 ~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. ( s2 s9 x. d6 N% Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. , m: z Z: c8 t# l( ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.767 }" }+ s6 z/ i( C# y
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.& a1 r9 M [3 }
* @) ^8 [; B# b+ k! RThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.% x0 y# _' h/ w
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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。% E3 v0 ~9 Q9 e( B1 w
' h$ f6 T* Q/ a) i( n" Q1 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! B- f, V5 X7 U. C. C, q5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse 9 h" b* w! V2 t) R" T1 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' x8 g# X3 q7 B$ o: [5 s * F, \7 Z+ K9 z @. O R8 {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。 9 c' V% v$ { \$ J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 # }5 @+ J Y3 ^ |1 x 1 P3 C% N( M& \# m( \, ?: q4 P! q5.39.217.76 5.39.217.76. |& h- Z9 w X/ u
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 thing5.39.217.763 S6 Z' ], R# v9 l
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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 - f- d7 I, ^! S. [- O# m 4 |- U/ g: G9 e! U: d5.39.217.76 公仔箱論壇4 E$ J5 `% S3 _) e% x; ?: E
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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