0 J- X4 A' X5 Q1 W3 v& ? d/ REnough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it 7 D1 O+ e4 Q, {+ I6 TTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach. a2 H6 U3 c0 A/ I
By Lyle Brennan ( @( h1 q+ T( d/ T6 g, {* z5.39.217.76PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* k2 D& D8 X$ N v' ]9 q R7 ^8 @0 }
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 2 [& A/ k# X2 d 7 d% [9 W/ U# s$ p: htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSwimming 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.5.39.217.76! F( B9 o" R2 d! E
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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. * _1 x; U; x/ m! ^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。 Z4 V3 S1 c$ _. @公仔箱論壇 5.39.217.76! T) I% ~( U' @8 a3 q
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 . l. D8 z, L- I5 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & B+ z$ Q- k8 [$ QCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS ' ?# c8 _$ _* u6 H5.39.217.76
Construction time: Almost five years 6 [( }6 y& l$ `) h9 T* R" t" ]5.39.217.76
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. # k& m5 l0 `/ X& F# k# C: z T6 V
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. 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。7 q7 K# K a, b' R/ y0 w* S# H& C
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 0 P7 _. B: Z3 p2 Y( |% u" C. q7 p1 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 2 c1 P% }) b7 N2 \' w9 |公仔箱論壇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.- ?7 g a8 r5 Q* a, J9 v
$ w# P4 T, a2 T1 X5.39.217.76The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. % B$ }5 @' ^! W公仔箱論壇( n. N3 G1 x2 y2 r) ^ 7 l8 Z! i) Q) {+ g- K. NLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile Z4 G& S8 X: V1 W. {! e5.39.217.76 5 T, p C0 T/ w* u5.39.217.76 6 a. u: i/ k: V L4 O
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expansetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 @7 i4 A& h! P% a' @* R
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1 ~9 I7 X" c. Y* o公仔箱論壇 0 S' m' L8 G7 Rtvb 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 ' B( d2 E+ Y& z3 m' u& H/ @/ J. R公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 l% [, K/ ]% T : F {, z' w" Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming$ v }2 c% ?) n: ]& S G
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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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