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 1 ^. x& d A/ }; q% V6 e1 W" i/ D: utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach # ~0 v1 a) Y: U7 K2 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。By Lyle BrennanTVBNOW 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。( v8 [) `* o8 \ c# F9 r
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# V7 @& C, w0 f" z, F3 |0 NAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. : o6 k# P9 j" x6 Q2 Z7 D5 j: m : v9 H/ e* L. }公仔箱論壇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.4 C( C& O& q' s: i/ \7 e
$ O) a2 [" b7 A# j6 Q9 |公仔箱論壇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.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。5 U' i8 B0 l( ]; b
公仔箱論壇3 f4 u! K) c% |5 ~4 R2 S6 ] + i( p5 N w, yA 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 26C3 Q: T5 d9 {* G( b7 ]
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Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇0 W+ j. S1 q& ^- E
Temperature: heated to 26C * ~7 v A9 ~2 p+ @: V: O7 x$ @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇% W9 g7 ~7 E* ^1 S5 @, k
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
8 G6 h9 |* z( Q, b6 v* |7 y' o2 fIt 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. ' |- i# v$ {" s: \公仔箱論壇 # v9 t5 i2 m. n8 L hThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. ( A" a. q5 S8 ?, ^' O9 [公仔箱論壇And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.5.39.217.761 F& l8 q$ v' K" E5 W I
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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.公仔箱論壇; y/ P1 M: ]/ }' S
5 Z+ F% b- d# `0 ^, x9 y3 W8 p$ X5.39.217.76The 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。' S: @8 Z2 Q, f8 M
5.39.217.76+ t2 I1 Y$ `/ v; L! T 8 H/ f0 P! K0 \4 Y$ }Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile 2 [, H0 {+ ]) I% Q1 v& @5.39.217.761 @9 L, n; M* J2 E# r , x' l# D) p) ]) E" d; l n3 I
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expansetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 x$ L' z& {: `% `
1 e) D5 ?8 ~( m9 Q5 w) U8 i U 公仔箱論壇( V6 L4 }# U3 |+ {) U# r p. Z8 V3 ^- i- P) CTVBNOW 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。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 G$ F# W6 d1 I7 F
* g# ~1 u I' x) _* V$ g3 F W : _; d/ Y% O6 ]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 ; C, H& n9 t" q! |2 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 8 v- K8 Z6 C: ?* k 1 y3 V% ~3 j# [" @2 ~( z+ G9 yWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingTVBNOW 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 e: \1 S* S' Y2 o( o* O, h. d& I, t
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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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