Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it % l0 u* _/ }/ n6 J公仔箱論壇The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach公仔箱論壇; g$ l2 L- j9 ~0 X- j, y0 ~ g% u% O
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.9 e) ]) {) t0 Q6 z/ M
1 \' n/ l8 x. C; H2 @1 w" e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. ) { A5 [, |- m0 {" m. j公仔箱論壇 {6 p' l$ V4 b) FThe 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. $ u. L0 | V0 N/ w公仔箱論壇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。) ^% G. ^6 v) z h+ H5 M2 a+ L; q, V- b* eA 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+ T; B4 m8 `- {9 x5 S+ \0 N: V
公仔箱論壇* a( S$ B" H( F- ^: T6 X0 E& F CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS% j U: I: V) {$ W' A
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft : |5 I. t6 k; p3 K" a+ L公仔箱論壇
Temperature: heated to 26CTVBNOW 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 |7 m3 X1 m9 N/ b/ X
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years & X% x& c" I+ P8 v; r) @1 ^. }- lTVBNOW 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。
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
1 W! o+ g- B g$ M: OTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 w7 @$ B+ R& j( H5 G
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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. $ z' J, s$ X* j3 Q& l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. 6 W3 _4 r% T5 u % W8 ~0 ~* m' N6 `' B; L* Q5.39.217.76It 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 p; H9 ~( r. m1 N, g公仔箱論壇 6 O& F8 K" b% j4 {5.39.217.76The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. 6 {0 D1 a* D D) K1 c6 {" Y5.39.217.76 2 M7 ?; Z, K' Z7 f* b; ^7 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & `) ~" W; ] r) ^1 V, y% dtvb 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公仔箱論壇5 [; N9 H1 E: P# J6 G# @2 K9 W
公仔箱論壇+ F& w3 @; P' j% J& ? . @+ c! U, E- ~Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.766 V5 w( E0 c5 F1 ~% o% Q8 @
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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 4 `# n% w+ |3 B5.39.217.76- [) C3 Y e5 j4 \ ^9 W* F8 R9 R
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) d o8 P6 I e. Q* p
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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公仔箱論壇# k2 J. P/ S5 c9 c9 `, c
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