Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it5.39.217.76- V$ V/ T5 E0 q# N9 m0 Q
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 N! l, M) O- Z) g3 {0 \! b
By Lyle Brennan 1 ~% w" {* [3 `/ R5 a( X: { zPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 20126 b) R" o" y- o7 J/ c* G8 L
8 p# Y' a6 O x! N7 d5 ]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。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. : i* Q! `! J# ^& o. b5 ?1 T) b J* \, b+ q
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.5.39.217.76: H, e2 S( \2 S s% e- z
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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. 2 v: G5 f C, A# d * E r& N+ A! u% F, l& K. [5.39.217.76 5.39.217.767 c @" S0 T$ J8 e
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% W+ b% v* r0 [% K4 g& h8 Q5 o
Depth: Up to 115ft & k8 z) s$ A Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Temperature: heated to 26C ' p8 _6 d) i/ W
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years 4 C/ Y5 B# c. R7 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
. s9 N$ f7 N7 S0 ~; q+ q2 w; |" p, g& PIt 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. 0 j# C: y# s% B+ b# T公仔箱論壇 % H# M/ L0 `/ U( R1 aThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- t& t7 a6 X N+ {/ o$ z& s
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. ) ~8 u6 _2 u1 w. Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇, z$ C/ U, c7 v4 g1 _8 U
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. * ?' \& z5 O8 z; r% _* E& Z6 I! S ! o" Q8 x- j7 z1 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.8 D+ H% I: Q8 [: F2 I" L7 N
公仔箱論壇" ]6 q9 c% b7 b ! w7 A# @: d% _0 L7 b; X; D9 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile - r5 R2 b9 D) x# u3 m9 l5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇# j9 E* s9 a5 e" K' m & m* S5 R# e5 d2 T( X1 R% iDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse . L: U! D2 n! U2 @5.39.217.76 & B% R6 z5 l# Z" V/ Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb I% y2 B e, x2 z5 f! {8 u6 LTVBNOW 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. g: z5 I8 a4 x2 [2 D
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 maintenance7 J* @- S+ q: W, h. v3 W
5 M, X$ _/ I7 e. D5 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " X8 A) ^6 E, f2 GMan-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 ( Z& Q* d' \8 j6 a; |# e & H% A& Y) O$ g) B! B" rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 4 ^2 J, B% [* n5 y! }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 r/ j4 R2 N3 W" K! l1 g( r
. x) r5 S. S) f V1 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / p8 D% A) T$ X5.39.217.76By 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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