) E7 e# r8 b: X; X6 z( Q( i : d9 r" @: |' s# ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEnough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it : g2 v' _: ^, P) ZThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 1 s# q; h3 l- rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy Lyle Brennan7 A3 v9 @2 W9 O6 o& S7 n- x
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012: L1 S" S: V0 A
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. + x I! X J$ i5 v; y+ } 8 S3 n! R8 Y/ i8 X3 y0 ntvb 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. + t0 u/ R& U. FTVBNOW 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。4 [7 p! e& e( Z9 h9 V
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. & j7 o3 v; R" |! atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ' J0 o0 b0 E4 S% k2 K! R N) Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 7 d( K& ^) M5 k( Z$ ~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 k7 }7 F1 u- N5.39.217.76 % j8 ~: H* Q* O) i A6 g: \% W5.39.217.76CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERStvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# N7 M/ A3 n/ i) b x' b$ k3 J
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115fttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 d7 k0 [2 P7 H: v
Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇, l0 Z' R8 `; [5 ?
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., f+ C* p/ D3 C% x7 @
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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. 5.39.217.76* h1 ]+ e! _4 _
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. T Z& c, s7 e3 a4 C* |3 O公仔箱論壇 & v/ i _4 D/ M1 D ~" nIt 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.* d9 {" G2 {0 ] a3 R3 E
+ ?) B3 ^3 H- {% Y$ n" qThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. $ q. {" o' M+ j; {# d- A u4 Y6 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。- F' B5 C' r" `8 V ' T* y" @, N; q0 ~, @
Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile ; y) K3 @% T* z, G) ~" a' j% v( `8 x* p! @7 x 5.39.217.766 h5 E% I) |1 C( u
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse & U% d" `& O; v+ U0 ]8 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 D( V0 s! ? A$ V! y# xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 8 N# X B( S2 g! J - ]$ F1 S( y% K5 O5 R9 R4 f
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 & b4 \+ i& L! ?& B) vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 6 d m+ |4 h0 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。 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 v% j' u Q4 R- n
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 thing5.39.217.76! O/ {5 k9 r; a
公仔箱論壇' ~" J& C) h. I0 Q7 n9 _ ; G5 x* v! x5 P- K5 G2 l公仔箱論壇Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming + J' _3 p" U' B/ ]. X4 C+ a5 U- oTVBNOW 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 ~# X4 C: q0 l; Q" Y6 z: Z( i 0 _" r4 I& y/ b% S2 G$ `
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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