Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it # v( I4 b% Y, e7 |The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach7 }0 l9 d# P4 \/ _
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.) ?% n+ a s* T5 k* [1 C
3 k1 s8 F' v0 K7 V I; f9 m" t8 E' s5.39.217.76Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.% u; E8 l8 V* X
( T9 _9 J- ^! ^. @/ r$ N ^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.: B+ c2 ~, B; I) z3 z
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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 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。) J3 c8 [( u+ c8 R, F
6 G$ o4 M6 u( ^2 o/ f- u CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS - `7 x# A1 P: w i& R4 q" Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft; u2 @, y% W0 a- A4 q& G
Temperature: heated to 26C 8 K2 ^' U B$ a: [- f7 o9 E
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years / c8 ~" b/ r- B
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
4 R, }) I3 E7 S公仔箱論壇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. 6 ?6 g# N9 i( c Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76/ U* f" C, h' U) ?( O' w6 }, L
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. : D5 P4 v& T1 R! u: n2 f6 mAnd 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 l% N) B6 T: q) T) X" y% L
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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.5.39.217.76! ]0 g. S* R5 X/ O5 O
: p7 N5 l1 j3 I8 X ~公仔箱論壇The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.( I, i. y" U9 F6 i" ^$ d. I. S7 K
% r! X- V7 {* j% y3 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 8 V3 h) [/ U- L5 P% 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。Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile $ `& D9 s$ _* a5 }; P+ ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 4 D2 V+ t! a6 s/ v* B2 M J! ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ G) k, T2 T1 O
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse 3 j6 L- u* J; Z # y- k4 ~, [# z% j- o ! l# L& I8 n9 h# 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。. w$ F5 `- M/ C2 g
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 8 U/ u3 e x; K# P9 e" E `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 R2 V6 T# j' B 7 s8 q8 Q5 K) G3 ~2 T' d. W# `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 ( N1 P7 j/ h; Y0 a( P2 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # A; c0 X0 J2 t) q3 l. r 6 e9 y T( a; z8 L/ Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimmingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) k# ~+ M6 D2 S8 a( j; v" h9 [
j1 `& g+ W! `, z6 R2 D 6 _7 `4 y- H! Z7 V1 n& w0 A8 zBy 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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