Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it公仔箱論壇% t7 ?# `+ ]2 w3 n
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 6 g& A7 m# V& M6 d0 cBy Lyle Brennan & \1 ~( H# f, |1 A7 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 D' f# C! i' ]! G4 }1 s) o
, w) `6 Y9 V& f2 q8 u4 K公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 8 Y* V* c# i4 m' e2 g$ {3 h公仔箱論壇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。/ r r# K1 C: [
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.: E6 D5 {% R4 u* m2 }
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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.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。& F4 Z' ]/ A. R! D% z
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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 , o: x$ h$ Z% Y$ ^: J' g. m- |公仔箱論壇# C9 _/ K3 y0 O4 l CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS ) D; I$ t9 X/ b; S& ~3 a5 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 1 M; o& H! w/ V5.39.217.76
Temperature: heated to 26C - K: d+ I6 r0 k1 V+ k$ X& N' M
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years + R/ l$ |" @' |' }7 R
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. 3 c+ s* x) S$ ^2 n( i# X- zTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" b1 X4 t8 [/ H. M+ c+ 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. 公仔箱論壇/ a* e1 G) p" U% ~" ]& q
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 9 k, W- L2 l# f6 q( U0 r4 L: V% C8 n9 @ C
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- C* J. ~1 o! V' U* i+ M
5 }+ R! N9 K4 j2 @7 xThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. - H V$ R# a/ _6 k( jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % g. Q' L2 `6 ^6 D0 j% @. Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + L+ W! ]% v0 I* 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。Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile3 ^% p6 E% z0 E
6 o# H2 ^/ |$ G( _% m* m1 L + A/ I/ H) x- G6 ^3 l+ c5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse / ^8 V+ y1 J; d; x8 t& N, o* 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。公仔箱論壇+ _1 c, ?5 ]2 R; R- M9 T! F ; d- { d: o7 [6 G* A) _- {! O/ H 公仔箱論壇, Z( `8 j- Q& t
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 6 v' o7 f1 s3 u; Z& r公仔箱論壇 ) x5 S0 \+ r M4 G+ p) |( y; ATVBNOW 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。 ; @. h% a0 R" n6 S, E$ _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 thing2 h: |. S; j: M2 Y5 O
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Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming公仔箱論壇2 z( M0 ]1 d8 Y* p
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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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