Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it : n& I) m) Q/ k- G5.39.217.76The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach5.39.217.76. v! p! ^/ G9 w# f( m" ]; Y4 k
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* K/ t8 d) `1 Y- N, E# p6 X' @# ~( p5.39.217.76At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. @( ~2 n6 s. _. d0 h: _* K' atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76& i. y' k8 D4 x: G- v: t
Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools.$ B0 D# G; R+ B& V0 g
: a' N8 U9 D1 H4 M* [4 G# @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。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 Q+ l, B7 C" Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; b; I% d: l+ r5 i% t; _( v
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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& U( o3 a$ K; G3 c7 q
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Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft , k5 A& v3 H6 C: dTVBNOW 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。
Temperature: heated to 26C ) Z K# v1 _1 y7 w& _
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇% v% n# H: k# j! m, c2 Z1 T2 l5 r7 v* z
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. . H! n# @3 `9 }+ w% a7 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. d2 [( F0 ^3 D
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. , _$ a2 H% W8 \% Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 {: ?. h$ O. ?" h$ i4 H
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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.6 g& W3 V' a& Y- `9 e4 g
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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. * z3 e: n: K( A# g2 C P5.39.217.76 4 F+ O$ e( f" y9 |# |) X 6 H* m. P V8 H9 s+ t# y- \0 M4 K5.39.217.76Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile公仔箱論壇2 R+ Z3 I3 W) W, s% h2 O# Z% u
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse# R& q5 F" k' K/ b: C& R
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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 ! r: Q* {! `, A# _, X公仔箱論壇 2 P: Q% N! i0 G1 | tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) l' p# p5 z. m/ M3 E1 L5 H
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公仔箱論壇: V% N$ x' _% b& h8 f& W' G; _! b
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7 B B) z0 ?1 { T2 ~7 C5.39.217.76Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming& t% S5 c( E1 f' p* Z/ h
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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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