Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it - Y8 l6 G- b+ G4 I X5.39.217.76The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach5.39.217.762 f* S( ^& L* k* L9 ~; I* D
By Lyle Brennan, e6 v. _. E& t: a9 r( D2 Z/ l, L
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 % K0 A+ V7 z/ u- b! i 9 U% f Y5 a6 m7 `公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. - H. y. J' x! s# T/ t2 g% }6 @% F2 G$ q/ L! {
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. ( {7 S4 E+ \6 v, p $ a1 V3 z* h. ?; s: 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。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.$ Q" }( i3 e! S, P, X7 m
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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 3 V) G" D% x" a$ ~0 a5.39.217.76& q5 m9 l( l+ v/ O/ q6 g CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS - j4 J+ m- U" W0 T
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115fttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& b1 x, P! d/ U, s3 \; |
Construction time: Almost five years 4 U E" g2 Q& z" s6 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
4 g) a7 a# F3 EIt 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./ Z0 y' R" B G- o8 r
: E7 B `& `! c$ D ]/ Q& a# `5.39.217.76The pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. ' Q6 ]) b' x& b F+ T. C3 z/ F
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.) W' \+ v8 v/ \4 H* C
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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. ; n9 X& @; p' ~; q$ s+ C4 ?. ^# r$ F5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇 c) L* q" F: C( R3 n _
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.5.39.217.76: b2 J+ K7 ]3 S0 E5 P
" H: Z# A. z7 M : R. t/ h# W9 Y) G6 S& xLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, ChileTVBNOW 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。4 {3 V8 V H; E2 X
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse 5 |/ I* C' J/ N% t, l3 S8 ETVBNOW 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。公仔箱論壇 }8 C, J4 C; P8 U / F9 \7 c e& z; L3 R, q# r: y " Z1 a: i: S+ w. y3 G. [4 }, R9 q公仔箱論壇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 O9 s6 v+ h4 Z) m1 g2 A公仔箱論壇: [2 x) b0 _4 r! b3 ~ r " X! a3 h, r4 }; f) \$ Q4 \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 # y# q) m3 W. b# j w; `5 ~" ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ; Z$ s v% z$ n 9 M: Y! v' O# c( E5.39.217.76Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 1 Z) W- l8 x9 }+ eTVBNOW 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* l# l& t3 P6 m" _ J公仔箱論壇 5.39.217.764 |6 H9 ] P) r0 l
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