Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb D* X, D5 i( ?% t v3 D. {
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach5.39.217.76+ d0 N V. |! \8 N2 }
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 , z" U; @) x/ _" p! f- s, xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb - C1 d1 ^' K3 k1 w. |9 G1 ?公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 ^( F2 N3 N$ _" P9 P; T 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. 3 _& n4 y- B/ P* } ( ^ C9 Z6 O; o) J2 S8 bTVBNOW 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. * E/ N4 j# s7 K2 O, r# H; x5 \4 c* g - n0 i# w5 d7 @: N
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% m+ o4 {5 ~# F+ P
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Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft + B0 K+ r, n# w) }' Z* b Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Temperature: heated to 26C公仔箱論壇0 N: @6 i; }) m e6 v& z# F
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years. b8 h8 e4 e: O8 B
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. ( @$ j- U) K R; h- }; F/ v5.39.217.76- J6 f% n8 a& r% o* V! {+ D! D( s
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. . @; r' O- i# wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.5.39.217.764 m: q! P6 J7 C1 k/ j
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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. 0 Z/ l g5 @7 o& {5 R" a5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ] W: w5 A# o5 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. , y1 U# o5 m# I公仔箱論壇/ n# i5 P. o" O7 a! o$ w " F) C0 b$ ?) B' ntvb 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 , _' Z2 V. s9 E4 \公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 y8 z6 k& l2 Q7 _3 X* C & L3 k1 U3 E2 kTVBNOW 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。Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse % x) `/ z% B' P0 a6 v* 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。 0 B) o6 E5 ?( X( E9 @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ' J. \2 n) L2 v$ x$ c7 f+ R 5 Z" i4 {" b' g9 c2 mBig 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 maintenanceTVBNOW 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。* u7 P$ P" }# I& m0 P. N
. O$ u; |: b" ]. H/ U公仔箱論壇 ( N9 d9 I/ M4 d9 bTVBNOW 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。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 * `8 _$ ?$ E' J: e" P6 c2 g( p6 W: E5.39.217.765 v2 k; d# @# P: L - J1 [4 F, L8 H
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming) x) [1 U# o1 u4 a" P8 O
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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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