9 {6 V" {' K2 k3 R) i公仔箱論壇Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it 3 z( S; A( }6 C; nThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach公仔箱論壇2 D e" G' F, s9 w+ Z1 B. y" Q$ z
By Lyle Brennan 3 F0 y1 q( N% B* X9 `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。PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012% R1 ]8 O; F/ J. k* e8 }: Z
3 M3 ^( z/ I1 p" O5 K$ f5.39.217.76At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 8 ?( I' f" C3 z/ Y2 `; W+ K# x + p4 V8 b: I5 h0 N2 Qtvb 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. |8 K/ ^2 Y9 e1 j% w: e % T/ j1 b0 i6 Z6 H, p& x5 X% `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# c& P2 |$ b3 R& y3 f* @
3 h' t" R- S- O/ q. x, b8 }' Y5 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。 - z+ l% ]& m- ^. S4 ~ 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。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. _( t5 C! E+ T6 C( X, W
( O* o) e/ G7 z, l: i. H& ^5.39.217.76CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS ( _2 C. M% \5 {1 O& u5 G' z
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 1 I/ J0 { i& G5.39.217.76
Temperature: heated to 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" |- e5 x# n! T6 @6 N
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years2 N9 L) f8 W( j% h/ }5 ?4 N+ I
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.( T v% `$ Q' E ?1 N" r% @
/ a7 j z& [! q; v5 XThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. 5.39.217.769 D6 D6 ]' W9 e9 g" D' R
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.# U; m9 G" t- f7 ?2 P; R8 u+ Q
! J: e9 y! Q; R# `4 c8 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。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. 7 _; U$ B& w. U- a' g' A5 \5 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " R- ^" Z/ V. X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.5.39.217.761 Z& q0 h8 l- e; U# p: u( i2 S
- s& n8 j, s9 P& `5.39.217.76 2 w# I; ?+ l: L: C" Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile & O( V1 U: A( v1 [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 X* J3 v9 |6 V tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. _& A% l' }) g; T0 l/ Z
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇9 B/ l4 a& W- ]9 J$ p
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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, l' }' ]2 Z6 E3 R
5 [" T1 [( q# h " n& s1 [& `1 d8 D5 }. F: T0 H7 ]+ \5.39.217.76Man-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 / K) p" S, Q* A& s5 H+ _* c' ~ , B; f& }5 [8 y. w+ WWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 1 E( k! P* D, a8 S1 c) WTVBNOW 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7 e6 F6 H5 {, d& \, v2 S/ W( C 7 X% h$ g2 \# e5 H$ P. t; Z
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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