Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it ! y# a. L% T9 Q' v% |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach! r9 q2 m' S/ H
By Lyle Brennan 6 D9 t' X; z2 |PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 / W* M- K- G0 d7 |+ V4 @8 ?0 `2 S) Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇' h9 \; _3 H7 w& r! `! w
At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. - R3 R0 Q* e- L公仔箱論壇 / t# A( l% R' G$ w9 A( D1 _公仔箱論壇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. # z3 Q3 ^/ T9 }1 W V5 L5.39.217.76 : a) ~5 S3 I/ _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. 3 F% a3 @ J; k/ L1 m: ?7 r* [: K8 g5.39.217.765.39.217.760 n1 ^$ `; `8 S. k% E # \7 S0 |0 w1 f- ], G
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 _7 M' o5 @( P$ M7 l3 P7 m" C4 L) H3 u2 ? I- P( [5 Q3 F1 F CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS# a E- w( s$ u1 ~4 m5 }
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 1 k# I% r6 E9 t. Q; b" \1 |9 \% Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Temperature: heated to 26C ) W7 B$ b- y0 W$ `6 V- L; G+ w" T! N
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years6 O# Q3 U( Y% O) _- c" y
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. / f* L1 _3 L- P9 B A: s+ n # @ R' b* a z7 a( {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. ! b' W) P* g7 {7 h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.公仔箱論壇; S! U; G/ a1 k2 o2 b
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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. ! t: S0 k+ s% s/ jtvb 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。( d% q. b6 ^' P) T) @$ o
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# _9 S" Q- E; h: _, E7 n% B1 U4 i
7 [1 K9 Y' b& o! B+ j. l( f: k 1 h* }3 k+ h- i% n. MLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile ' W* {- d" y: Y6 C9 J' Z5.39.217.76 * f- P3 I# L$ y# ?& P$ `' e0 z2 ` 5 w$ F4 a1 B+ R' M8 [) HDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.763 U% C: ^3 f9 V9 T0 L1 P
2 }! f; ~8 u. d5 H+ B) `+ m( Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % o. t9 p: i- J4 M# Z, Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! e$ r }7 n6 u) X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' F* a) M1 l0 i2 m) {2 N. ^; R
/ G0 t& \6 X. N$ M9 Y9 \ + G4 ^4 I, {2 V( P" f4 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMan-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 thingTVBNOW 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。! X( @5 e5 E8 q! l
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. k. u; M, k U" K- j 0 t7 x) Y! }+ }) M" F, u+ N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/ l" @' q3 A A8 z1 v" [
4 [0 f/ D' i( J% l4 ?% |6 b 4 z; i0 a2 z9 n3 @* NBy 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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