Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it ' e2 F( T& X+ v: N$ w! d% KThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 8 N# q: m2 O& X) u* z+ Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy Lyle Brennan # y$ n9 {0 A5 b1 NPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 0 G+ u, A, f# l+ H! I7 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。9 @3 Z: B; ~; R
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.4 o* F, A I) h1 M5 L! t* ]& e5 t3 g
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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. ( }$ ]& P3 w. y" @1 b. P3 m9 F7 r0 ?8 S2 n e
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. h% p& D& i; c+ O
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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 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( S, F; r2 W7 ]% `
/ f; \- P: p9 X6 d5 f) E5.39.217.76CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS 0 P$ q2 T# E7 f( H O/ w& z
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft - w* ?& K1 I! w* Y# r: |9 }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。
Temperature: heated to 26C ) o9 b$ B9 {8 v$ b I3 l5 x4 \, r
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years f1 T2 k V' Z0 d7 g9 ^
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
# l: P- G5 Z2 e* b' itvb 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.2 {- Z X- v+ Q, `! w4 _
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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. 6 h) ~; d# C! O6 T9 Z
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 6 e. B" O+ Y4 l" {9 S5 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb c1 ~; G1 I) m8 U- Q7 `
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. 8 ], l8 d. l! A2 X/ ]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 X K' r+ L+ j8 g4 ]( m
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.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。& [; ], |! W, W; E3 [
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公仔箱論壇# C6 p/ m; a- y5 @6 U# t# Q: o - U1 J1 h+ }5 M( M2 L$ Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse ) U" M, Q7 n5 @* W6 W5 L# Y5.39.217.765.39.217.76* b) S* c" g- Y* M; c& k7 }7 ] ' n, `3 b. p) T& }) l6 h/ Y9 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 公仔箱論壇1 W" j) E9 \! d Z" m$ H& t
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 maintenance/ c4 R% u: o8 _# j
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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 / [( r2 I3 a; r0 w/ z C6 F ( z& y( u$ T: `+ @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。 ! j- B! _2 `- X" c& z. n% Z公仔箱論壇By the sea: A couple stroll along the shores of the artificial lake, which is also the world's deepest swimming pool at 115ft作者: EvilgranII 時間: 2012-5-23 07:25 AM 標題: 相等于20个奥运标准池 全球最大泳池1公里长
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