4 e9 b" a# C6 v$ e! ~! P+ mTVBNOW 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。Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it* z3 J4 E L$ ?- e, v2 Q H
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach ! d( B2 K2 H8 m9 g! L5.39.217.76By Lyle Brennan # e- q# Z8 ^9 _5 ePUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012- U Z; f9 z3 s; u1 t0 M
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.$ b3 w* U2 j" v# i8 h$ \! L
6 r$ D$ J0 q4 ?' c7 nTVBNOW 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。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.5.39.217.76' W* c6 u6 u' r z4 ?7 O+ H! @
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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.7 `4 u' [( o' b% s3 @
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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 8 I: ^# f4 v' 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。 ( K% ]( K9 Y' i9 E( }* FCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS/ Y0 T+ V$ B( ?& m# ?
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft # W2 r0 C# M0 R! T- I0 b% b
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。- m* V2 }, r6 t5 S
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years @, k$ h' C7 ^: k8 G/ w
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
0 o3 ? z% f; P: I& d; MIt 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./ [# l# g/ d: W* ^
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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. 7 g- A: ?4 z* B" \) h) C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.5.39.217.766 p' T" L; U9 x& N/ J; L5 Y
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 m) @" [: G' l2 j: H. [* q
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The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.5.39.217.76% o2 v! y- G2 l5 H; i: N$ q4 l2 A
6 v5 L( z, o p% c4 G & m) n6 s; s( M8 |* A4 M. F& K# [Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile5.39.217.763 [& W5 e# ~; N
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse . y; ~/ C) @, d! p `- VTVBNOW 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,bttvb( ~6 H8 N3 Z, ^* j 2 r! m5 J2 e1 y3 p4 f" h) z* v, 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。 公仔箱論壇4 ]' h9 G r; ^# S9 I
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 maintenance5.39.217.76: `" D f8 x7 b$ k( t* r# R% a# h
5.39.217.76# T. w8 v# K: x5 ? - N+ G/ }. \: t+ F# z公仔箱論壇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 6 w! S& H, W; [6 u! R! ATVBNOW 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) B; \. q& j T% y1 u 公仔箱論壇 q) n! o: f _% O0 u
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) A1 M% \$ J+ q7 }% _1 {! o- U
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