Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it ! O' R$ _! \8 S) q- M% Z% YTVBNOW 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 Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 5 `+ g0 q+ n; U, r+ k5.39.217.76By Lyle Brennan ( s! r6 [) P2 {, z5 a' v$ R公仔箱論壇PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 6 d# Q G( d$ }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 Z+ v# p1 c5 I/ m2 I) X+ T. Z! ?4 STVBNOW 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。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.+ f# |& R/ v, g
9 k, {- S, x" M5.39.217.76Swimming 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.% T% }' i2 R- C0 \, ?3 U; R @
+ q3 f& H: z/ s; E# V$ r& _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。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. 9 W- A) |( P" r: _3 X # N4 f9 e) ^- J' B4 {公仔箱論壇 H$ v5 T6 k) Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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" c7 l, _) z5 p- }$ l3 q0 \
; ?1 p; R% ?5 ]2 A& jTVBNOW 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。CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS ) B" h. C% P" e% s4 l1 N3 a
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇- G. n* o4 I! L( F. V" j% ?7 f9 ^
Temperature: heated to 26C0 e: K. @# A1 V5 B" q- Z8 @' K# t2 O4 L
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years $ |. e) L% c: a) [( Y公仔箱論壇
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. . L6 ]: M- D' A0 J6 k9 {: B5.39.217.763 B. N0 \1 g/ ?; @! r; ]
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. 5.39.217.76' Y+ x3 ]% v: f7 v7 S, N
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 0 I+ d3 S. V$ t4 [; D' p5.39.217.762 s/ Y# Q7 v: t" l! b8 H
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.公仔箱論壇, g2 ^6 H! ~/ k) z0 x2 I: m
3 j& H$ A7 r& w0 L# qThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. - W& {/ L5 a7 R8 U( ?% |公仔箱論壇 # M& \- U+ B+ h: u1 S, H 4 I0 G4 L7 X* P9 F8 {9 SLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile - A, C# d* o- E8 V: W- f+ vtvb 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。1 Q0 y# n$ l! C2 M0 |( H: a# V ' `- ^- T6 _6 n; j
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse9 \% r2 g1 G2 z9 A3 ]+ P+ M
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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 6 a) {: H% A# s" F" @+ {+ U- e. V . ?4 L4 l7 c1 L V9 d$ g5.39.217.76 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。& z3 [' j0 N. B
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 thing5.39.217.76' B; o: e/ ^# C5 _
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 h+ h I V# a0 V . z, n8 _% h* Q1 Y: c' P公仔箱論壇Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 4 K# c! X+ h( dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76+ ?1 q7 S1 ]7 @) d" @ ' u( J9 i: [" z0 ~3 LBy 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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