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The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach $ _$ ~% a. d. n; P' BTVBNOW 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。By Lyle Brennan/ F6 \( D) O5 l! Z- l, }* N, b
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇( ~9 }' i3 t1 q$ ]! C/ l2 c8 X# J+ m3 K
( I* S0 z: M$ Y' z- @; q# o公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.. R. o% X5 b* @9 ]
7 Z: s$ ?; I; r. T0 W% t% ?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. ) B& ^2 s; O% e公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇: R8 X1 l, v! e7 z$ r; g
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.0 i( W! L2 z3 F# t: N s
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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 _2 I4 s1 P& I5.39.217.76 - o/ k* Y5 ]2 I) qCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS' |. f7 J9 j$ I6 v
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft $ q* B) O; j4 A J" H5 V- ^. r4 H I& |% `
Temperature: heated to 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' g4 w2 [+ k: l
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years8 P$ K( A. q2 ~! _9 @
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
$ l; [) r/ _- p/ 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.公仔箱論壇: |$ l' ~, {; q6 M) A+ V2 N! W5 |* `& s
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" z( i; {- r! U y0 ]
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. ( X+ Q4 A% {' E$ I4 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' a1 R. n6 A6 U- u7 H: N+ U7 r* e
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,bttvb" j t: L% p8 t. 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.0 e% W5 s W6 J+ `# b0 U7 I
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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, Chile公仔箱論壇8 n5 [/ w- @- s \: i. @- F
$ n% e; A: \7 D' M# t 2 k7 s+ r" R2 v ITVBNOW 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。Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseTVBNOW 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 {1 P4 a# J% y9 B# Z
公仔箱論壇9 r2 a% m6 B$ q. H6 T 公仔箱論壇% m, M* Z* e# k" i# @5 X6 ^4 o . c( [. h) a+ w+ S5.39.217.76Big 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公仔箱論壇8 L: H7 V( o2 A) F+ L' B) j% F
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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 % B, Z M: ]# \- a ( x" C+ L/ X% _ Q5.39.217.76 ' t( W" @: q, C8 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。Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 L% ~7 k' ?* _; R! H0 P
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