Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it, R3 i1 ^. z) {7 }
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 ]0 k% @& G3 {" q. }- N: B% D0 e
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' L2 N& @! _" s. V6 l" _0 f# E
' S% k x j8 D- o: \* O5.39.217.76At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. # k- b/ t. ~+ }# u, L7 [! c6 d$ gTVBNOW 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。5.39.217.76- Z" y3 l2 Q# t' U
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.1 i7 X+ A# \% p
5 |7 W# v+ ?! V! G- HThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( S) s/ c. i" ?$ z2 E% ^* e
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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。* P' r. O/ J2 J2 Q# C) {; V& X
5.39.217.76; |6 ~$ W" P! a* B( t7 o CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS公仔箱論壇+ g0 B/ J! M1 Y( D
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft公仔箱論壇3 U/ ?! ^0 Q( c# I) u) E
Temperature: heated to 26C公仔箱論壇/ D2 O" q$ I# Z+ k! R+ T$ o, u
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇3 B! ^+ h0 F7 W6 O5 o
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
4 s6 L3 ~1 }8 MIt 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.公仔箱論壇- V, G; a& B$ h' e$ S
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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. " A4 G ~0 R( k/ n% C9 P
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. ( A5 B+ l- s U公仔箱論壇 7 C4 {/ {( r7 X2 |+ J4 G$ Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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. , k5 G4 s) U7 p8 v; T ^% btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb K6 {# I% K$ o- `8 F2 O0 G" |
The 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。2 W: w2 k, r; G+ u& S
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Lost 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4 s+ u4 r/ K- {6 {. C6 a
公仔箱論壇" E" R* F6 p' ]' y2 C 4 N- F4 w# h6 r1 m' P" k5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanseTVBNOW 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。% O0 R9 a, b5 T0 o9 k1 M0 _ _
5 k% L/ H7 w) h3 ^3 ?% K " t) \& i7 E; c2 m" V0 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % W) D& B7 w t: U' D% H [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 |7 g! S& r0 D+ M7 r公仔箱論壇 7 |+ z# K* I+ A/ Z! u 1 ^2 l/ U6 K. h: G
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 thingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. Z3 G& [- ?: `: Q4 z( f
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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 6 G' N6 C' M* A3 l5.39.217.761 h2 M$ C$ ~& p! }' C ! M3 W- r2 E/ O5.39.217.76By 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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