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 : I+ U+ K8 x! ]# j1 i9 ~The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach5.39.217.76( Y% R, v- |- B
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* S' Z( Q- X; m, `. U0 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. . T9 Q: s' J8 ?* v% qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 4 X2 t' G( J0 A `8 R+ U( 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。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. " @, y. [0 b& q9 s3 h% tTVBNOW 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- c1 t" k4 q, Y6 D
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. $ E% {7 j. `3 p- ` 7 u, Q$ i' V4 _9 N/ ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " V% A0 W7 m/ N$ `# |( e! P$ w5.39.217.76A 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。) i4 ]7 p l; m3 k* d+ \* X5 b' _
( w& N' x# A4 f) D, D CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS公仔箱論壇" m" P. p/ S( b A3 n
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft / C- W9 b1 U# {9 C$ {% J; OTVBNOW 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。
Construction time: Almost five years 6 s; w" I4 E* o0 q H1 }
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./ Y* q) V9 h' C+ {4 ?
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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. . [; }5 L. G- E4 [: W
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 2 ]" V8 B6 J$ j# A, x2 ?5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。$ t# G* G4 {1 e- o+ @2 j
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. & H# b8 |7 v( ?1 @% _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。5.39.217.76 {5 m7 `/ z; E0 V3 Z: j- H# p3 r
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. ) O; j" ?" E @+ V公仔箱論壇 7 j; U- Q- z6 U6 R 公仔箱論壇+ H9 [% g5 a& O+ Y' B5 G5 t: v
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3 Q9 O( C8 X7 E
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Dazzling 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。5 g; u1 @1 Z7 p
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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 maintenance " c' A; X5 ^6 T @- A+ C. O8 W/ ?& X4 Q0 e2 W ' }7 a+ O: L: t9 K$ H4 ?; M. WTVBNOW 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。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 3 ~9 R/ V, k+ F' K4 T7 C" T) ITVBNOW 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。 3 H9 E/ ]9 U8 E$ [! K # v# g1 M6 P2 y1 |$ ]- Q& J公仔箱論壇Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 8 S4 i+ }: f' S1 ~5.39.217.76 1 {( X) N6 o# Y& S0 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。 " `. a2 o' q3 `; o1 Y5 n/ N {1 ~5.39.217.76By 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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