Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 [* h# @4 [8 }8 f1 Z2 W
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: `4 n0 D$ L {" I
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. # a5 T; W2 C: `/ l9 { 5 _( m* j/ |# [2 E, E: aSwimming 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. ; d4 E* k, |0 P6 ~/ H" ~9 t7 _5.39.217.76* d5 _/ ~: i7 P
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. 4 C+ P7 M1 T+ o& J/ J2 u% C - j' u+ T6 V* V, K+ ] : D' z9 b# f6 W- Q3 A/ T公仔箱論壇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 0 H" V, r2 P) n' a4 s公仔箱論壇2 A6 D4 }8 m! B- Z# `( k8 w CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERStvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 r6 h- U+ C5 c
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft x$ b# n/ k0 l# N' o5.39.217.76
Temperature: heated to 26C * L* d7 V7 ?0 M& r# T6 A. M4 ~
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years / R7 h3 a) A1 ]
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
( X) x6 x7 R' o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.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。. l0 C6 M+ m$ Y: _1 i! r# V% z
9 A* {7 q; M& k9 f- IThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. 1 f. }. S8 c+ d. f$ a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.5.39.217.76" @. `8 U- h% Z+ t
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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.# Z- O( P& ~; ~' L; p
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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。" H, P4 m; J( _0 W1 S
7 L1 K5 I2 H6 t7 k | ) Q# E5 f. D1 b$ {- {Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile! s% x2 P R1 v9 _& H6 \
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse ' V# b3 L! W( K8 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- ?. U3 w# q+ @5 f% j1 n4 I$ u3 U5 d+ R tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( u7 _) o8 c2 e5 k 3 M" g8 X- m& y$ l, t) otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBig 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( d6 W' g+ q3 Z+ s2 O+ `
5.39.217.76: |6 U7 `# Z. ]2 O( Z' G! k2 I . X& K/ \% a0 z5 Y5.39.217.76Man-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 thing5.39.217.768 V- a3 ~7 r% \; }6 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: Z, R) V' L+ N
5.39.217.767 ]+ X" a" ?" I+ t$ ~; \ ) }3 E2 |3 ?" }; Q0 W/ UTVBNOW 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。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
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■ 人工湖面积达8 公顷，总共25万公顷水。 - ~& i8 G5 f3 g2 O5 P6 X" Q 1 c- e% X( j5 K( ?; D9 v公仔箱論壇 % l2 `) n; L+ }# M: ^% i" ~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。■ 人们在世界最长游泳池——水晶湖清澈的水中畅游。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) V) j+ Y- p8 |; d! j: T, P
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