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公仔箱論壇) ?5 [; v4 A) C& I
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 0 s- S) \) i! Y- E$ z% X$ 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。By Lyle Brennan k1 K9 ~3 k% Q7 p# F( Z( |- \
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 5 S! r0 G6 b ^8 U: A- B5.39.217.76 ; ^' h( O7 B2 |8 `- ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 4 h' ^0 L* Y# R6 Y9 f! S5.39.217.764 D- ^/ z2 p+ H# t" P. C' N
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. & z" K- h! J$ H9 R; d D! a' V& n8 d, z k: c, 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。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.$ ]% M3 m D/ m, h5 e, L5 v" w
公仔箱論壇' X" R5 [6 p5 R: P6 A % F; ]8 N! c- B5 ?* y% f+ i- P! f5.39.217.76A 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 26C 0 c) ~8 K: s/ H4 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。% J- U4 a0 G& [+ [3 Z" ^ CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS5.39.217.76: n& T* i7 `1 _8 e1 ]/ X6 n
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 9 k, x4 u+ w( f5.39.217.76
Temperature: heated 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。8 L$ A0 I" I: O9 G% s
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years5.39.217.76# Z5 F& g7 a3 \. }$ d0 `! g
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
! |& C( O3 Y5 E0 e9 G) K0 @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.公仔箱論壇/ T6 @* g0 J( B& Q% u5 ^
. R0 |" I2 b8 Y+ NThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. . h3 O$ `8 S7 x7 x; M( b/ ?! ?
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.6 M/ p4 U1 E1 L7 ]/ a' k
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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. " w+ b# |' g0 U( l3 d5.39.217.766 ~% Z6 h1 v* S5 @3 Q9 J
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. * j4 n7 W% J( m( ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , m( p& D, M' ?5 N0 R gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( M* y3 p( Z% I* s5 } t# ^1 f5.39.217.76Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile" g* S5 ?" ~1 I$ |5 Q4 V
: @$ q3 @, b% x z+ C) n1 Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 5 v5 \8 a/ ?6 y9 |5 s3 uDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse ) s; X" U+ G* d' V2 i! g ' S+ [0 e; P* E l( c' {" R% o tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 E8 L" Z h( u% `8 ^2 B $ r- h3 k4 ~' S
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) K% L$ K3 X9 d: Z+ [
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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 - F3 z) J' a! [: K% l& YTVBNOW 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。 $ M# A: Y: G; U5.39.217.76 : S- u. _3 @# M' @Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming " O! Y" \% f# x! y5.39.217.76 * @" g0 a5 ^* j: T5 r" d% m0 ^ tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' H( q7 d1 Y' b- R; h/ n
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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