Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it * f0 X" e$ P- R: ^) O; t* h$ G& {/ Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 6 S: Q4 i3 z/ v* p/ k5 y- |0 VTVBNOW 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 Brennan5.39.217.76% B7 _5 N3 {& r1 V0 [0 I
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. ( G6 S* R' o0 v# T1 W f% |0 d$ Z& m8 V
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. % S+ ]" m7 ^6 R$ A" N9 F% I " I: V+ n1 n1 O$ F/ L/ y1 b lThe 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.5.39.217.763 Y$ I# {( q/ `
5.39.217.76* j0 i1 [/ f$ C m0 g 1 [. Q1 e: Z4 X+ ~: d公仔箱論壇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 - h# k L8 o% d7 r9 w. ` w: Y4 V0 q! q! ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS5.39.217.76! I0 V! E1 y, S9 W F- L8 {9 z
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft $ E j! Y& K, ]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。
Temperature: heated to 26C$ z3 D y' N1 R& z
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years% U- \9 ?6 g: `4 \) ?$ E
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
3 a5 T- h- y% z- \公仔箱論壇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.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。' j2 S0 r/ j: e& O
" b% B" h. E8 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. & e: L% v0 v* `4 CAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.3 Y2 B# S: `* A
, L9 o/ G/ V# r6 F* G: Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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. * r5 Z5 U3 f, J$ [' Z# B5.39.217.765.39.217.767 \7 C% g7 |1 p, {- ?1 v/ ]
The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. ' B; x- Z8 M( p2 X( f5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. O5 p; S- H: r" a: {' S. N2 C! L " n/ E( t1 s4 k* FLost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile ) n# R2 N5 t# t, N! utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; T' B7 V0 Q; ] d 5.39.217.76: y& \, n2 z0 n
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse M1 U: e$ y- E( S G0 r5.39.217.76 # q' O) E* q6 x; y# 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。 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。; y2 R4 x% D" {; x ) u! J* p, j0 N9 D5.39.217.76Big 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 maintenancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" ~ }# X3 k' ^0 W- p& V T- K
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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 thing9 [- ~) q" x# _. x% z8 _1 o9 Q
) w3 I. N: f3 @% Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & i) x2 E Z e& x2 g& D, y2 M* l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 & Q$ E$ M& }" i" B) s# [% ^+ A公仔箱論壇 3 R0 T% D3 Z/ f" s6 N9 [5.39.217.76 5 U8 v) L; q1 V6 \5 F
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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