' C, M$ n$ ?+ V5.39.217.76Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it% P8 f* r- G8 v" A2 @7 d' ]8 `1 S
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, i/ g' F v2 P* [/ Y2 n, ^
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 ! b; k% E4 i4 \1 ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇1 k) N1 ~; c! S7 }5 A8 l
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.公仔箱論壇; K* q' W9 D" [3 g4 I& |, \
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools. q' O7 V P+ o2 D' C5 [公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) \1 @% i4 o9 b% r
The enormous man-made lagoon is set halfway up the country's Pacific coast, in the city of Algarrobo, and is filled with 66 million gallons of crystal clear seawater./ f# r( E3 G x! C, t
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A little slice of the Pacific: The world's biggest pool is three fifths of a mile long and draws water from the ocean, cleaning it and allowing the sun to warm it to 26C 0 P J" K. X+ W- m, P8 x; o5.39.217.76; c. Q) P- O' D; w: Q, G CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS9 [3 N: Z$ e6 H$ d( G
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 1 i6 T/ N" g/ U/ y! h" A; m
Temperature: heated to 26C公仔箱論壇+ {% S7 R: t+ Z8 [
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years , G! R( \. M: U( c Y0 y' X
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
& l( [3 |, _$ {! j. N% B) stvb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ `+ B% `/ [; `% C2 p: w( k
2 ?# m, B) d, @& _! v' V E! NThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. . O* A K5 O5 @( E" Z4 Z
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.% M2 O9 Y m; i- l
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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. / e4 K, V. A/ f- O; k. [9 Q2 O2 _/ L5.39.217.76 ) h/ ?! T( x: {2 y" H6 DThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.5.39.217.760 R* y: F% Z8 h9 j% P. D' _% @ _ c
0 G3 D. Y# B7 n- n* {$ c _4 }5.39.217.76 + I& _6 q( O( R8 y5 _2 S5.39.217.76Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chiletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% H/ e D$ F3 T" P2 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。: Z; z8 y- a( E `' g9 ] ' A. C6 Q! k6 Y6 P! mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse 2 b2 d+ F$ N& d& C, i2 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , Z- ^( C2 Z6 ^) y/ V, s& d9 v 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。6 H8 H' r! r6 x; s6 k3 w7 v( g 1 @5 H8 t' l3 u$ I# z5 YBig 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 ( J5 j9 l n8 _/ L5 k4 xTVBNOW 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。 $ T4 m) s- z5 m( K 2 M& J9 Y2 X- D. u6 q( i5 Etvb 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, k2 t0 O# m x& H4 w1 X3 W) ?
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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 , N, Q* |( F% u9 B) ~5 A* e ( n; a2 ]7 u' W! K; G2 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。 5 ], B- z8 ]6 Y" @% ]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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