Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it 8 g7 t( b3 e# Q1 U- a/ B1 N- b5 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach ' O6 `9 i3 A) V% DBy Lyle Brennan ! h. h0 Z) p! @PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 3 S9 e; C- A- R/ g# K% ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 4 A$ N/ W2 ]. [At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.$ f' k( a% L: l% e, W6 D* S+ n1 m f
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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. 7 V* ]- E' A' ~( b6 T. x, h# |公仔箱論壇 5 o3 E) k3 n$ 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。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.公仔箱論壇) v% I9 L6 N7 r! \/ C! @
+ U9 X$ t/ e# F5 i o0 w% f 6 @ N$ S! Y, |- ?, k9 B* i. a5.39.217.76A 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 26C5.39.217.762 C% V' ?2 z7 ?! u2 ~
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Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft ) a5 w1 P' i& U" c o1 s1 M公仔箱論壇
Temperature: heated to 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- w1 v4 T' L6 h6 V8 z1 p! _' J( a1 D
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years4 \, ~% M: J5 a
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. 1 _) C) d3 k- W; Y$ X) Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ p# D' @/ M) b' l7 i
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. 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。. [1 N. ]& [. [7 |
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 6 }2 Y1 W6 d$ d! F+ @; O& H公仔箱論壇 + f) s, R( `& N公仔箱論壇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. * I! `9 i1 p) C/ t1 `* p6 c公仔箱論壇 8 k" Q! ~: }, ] N5 `% W- ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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。1 s7 B e" D1 F k7 B" O# Y0 D, E
3 W x# ~* x) X9 `& O; I+ O / a3 c9 D3 y) M( u: I* _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。Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile$ Z; L3 ]- A, w
5.39.217.76( P# y9 c4 e* t1 Y1 _% h 4 y& p7 d, i% l: Y3 E5 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇4 N& o9 I) k0 x, j
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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 maintenance 5 _( S$ j& o$ v5 ` D1 m5.39.217.76 y- \ F4 a* U% S& L3 r. { 1 a$ c: k7 K0 X' v
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 % g6 P1 P! c6 e9 H# f+ n5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇$ z( V! T- x% `' ? / q4 W# x, K- Y0 N0 Y' mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming ; q3 L' J3 P8 _: a' F5.39.217.76 ) q! K: g* n8 M+ ^$ o9 @+ T公仔箱論壇 8 y2 r% j& c3 M) Z) ?% RBy 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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