7 u. x/ f/ Q0 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 f5 ]1 f$ U/ m0 N3 d l Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it8 ]& {+ e, p" O( {
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach& H: m. l, J0 M! g! k+ [/ h; `
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% J J' i0 [/ O& K
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Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools. & Z: M2 D1 ]$ w) {) K 3 a3 z+ `9 `) ~4 S8 b# q公仔箱論壇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. # X) {; ?$ T/ {6 ]# u . i/ [, u4 J1 }公仔箱論壇 5.39.217.76. \' Q. @- T% v; `* L
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公仔箱論壇, M: l$ G! U$ {; d$ O
0 j9 }7 d' `$ |) L8 G; b ~CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS . e" O* i( E' d$ X( R5 F% 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。
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115fttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( L8 Z! r+ ]3 @3 e# I7 \8 y
Temperature: heated to 26C " Z5 P+ m) f( X4 ]
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years / l. _! C8 \# G/ y6 u& e
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.5.39.217.76' [4 y& Q% L7 S$ Q0 s( C/ @. `
K4 h: W4 z/ e2 o- Z! h' RTVBNOW 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 pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. ( d0 n; [: m8 t: 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.9 m- x9 r- A3 y( [! m! U; w7 w
1 D" z9 L( v1 D! vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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. ) r+ w9 B% |' T$ d! ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 6 T4 ]& e6 l' Y/ w公仔箱論壇The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.公仔箱論壇% W& S i5 _! K2 C5 E, o1 f
[5 x& q* s' N, q [. P3 r' 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。 * ^; p# q+ G( V8 o$ \/ k2 I公仔箱論壇Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile ) s8 o# ?5 ~! ?7 A 1 B# Q9 M; a. S3 @ ) `7 |8 Z$ Y& ~5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse 7 a' G) M' |3 s# F" H& 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。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。4 |! I V" @/ t! a$ Y 1 k6 i, P- j2 P' g3 u % ?4 `) z+ q/ `3 ^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。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 maintenance5.39.217.763 m; _. Q3 @9 \
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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. {% C( L( H! I
# \6 X% V5 P7 k0 }! D$ A; m 0 A% S7 c( U* G2 VWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 4 h: n+ |0 a; s6 u7 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。 * W4 M0 ^. G3 ~ q4 ]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。 + a& ~, l& k: d' s
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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