Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it # J$ F4 W; l V" \' d Q5 H3 C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 9 K2 g/ m: s, O# l3 e* x1 G: A5.39.217.76By Lyle Brennan5.39.217.769 ` Y7 s' x" T; K7 d) A6 K
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 7 _7 L7 i5 l5 Q" etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 N! @1 r" `8 {: m# {2 z( i
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.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。8 g- _! p2 c- `; B$ Y
% E. O" [9 Z0 _$ P% `& Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.0 u5 v9 `! L: b- F; O2 }3 m9 z) Y$ m: D
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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 ) c$ W( V0 w* 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。 1 L+ ~5 M6 _+ `4 |* S+ g9 e" 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。CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS3 k8 } O: G) V/ }
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ftTVBNOW 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 {: L) L8 ]+ x1 O! _$ Q
Temperature: heated to 26C5 R4 X4 l+ s" L! f: G
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years ; E" I# [+ Z$ H0 G' X3 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. 3 H" x# T8 H* g/ s# O& E y( u9 Q7 ?8 J* l4 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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 C8 w1 s! A: L" _
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.公仔箱論壇! f6 C7 X$ [0 A
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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. ! i, W/ N& J' f, t4 s公仔箱論壇 + X0 `8 h1 r C5.39.217.76The 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。& l& l6 w1 n9 W; v& h+ u& \
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。* C0 z+ @& \% F4 c7 N , h* j! O1 H5 H1 `- O+ d5.39.217.76Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile / ?' E. T* w* f5 u _ / T" p1 n S+ Y7 U7 R B5.39.217.76 - {3 [6 j* p! QTVBNOW 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 expansetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 L3 Z/ ~" c, E: l) j/ _$ L
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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 maintenance9 ?6 t/ A: w) B4 b% U9 B
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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 $ B& k0 v$ p5 z; Z2 N. B! p* X; jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76. h+ Q) J: w& B. E1 m 7 L4 M( T- z! N# ?8 c" S' j9 ?
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( P0 h! y5 B5 c3 D5 F7 y
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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