Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it ( u6 J6 r" w3 ^, g5 RThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% H" m) X7 t! q$ e" r& r
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 6 S( W. K( x& f% y/ V* g- H5.39.217.76& ^7 v' \9 U' ]) L
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.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。& u' x" q# ?6 f4 @$ s$ i" T+ T
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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。; b& z% x% h# f8 V) X
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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公仔箱論壇5 m- ]4 i; v3 B" m) ?
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Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft5.39.217.767 t4 Y8 y. V7 n9 a9 r7 g5 e, G* A
Temperature: heated to 26C公仔箱論壇' a) ~' `8 [3 h: r7 B4 K9 h
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years5.39.217.76' @4 z9 H% P( t: e
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.公仔箱論壇. O; Q1 m; G; C
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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. 5.39.217.765 `3 w( w" P0 u5 | Z( h
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. : \. @6 C7 {! {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。0 I( b1 |: j# I/ t2 [' X. e* Y6 w, ~
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.7 u$ I4 k" O' P6 J
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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.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。7 n. s4 i5 A6 [$ u! v2 L5 \
2 [5 M- }9 Z5 S! Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ]& N( \6 ]6 V. j1 v# V! xTVBNOW 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, Chile 1 p8 d* X. p9 ^# n0 H$ W y/ j, pTVBNOW 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/ J( I9 _ X8 x0 v" w; A. F' L tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: G3 E2 p/ c* f: k) x" P
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse 7 k8 R# u5 S) 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。 " C7 J$ z3 `+ ]* b. @2 JTVBNOW 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。 ( q: j a' l6 t9 X2 _5 b公仔箱論壇 , @) o$ ]7 [: ~' J1 xBig 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 % }/ L; U3 W" Z; g2 b( xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / ]5 B Q: t( G% h2 c9 H+ G7 p6 ?, A5.39.217.76 0 }8 o: ~ G9 z' j9 |+ ^/ e% A5.39.217.76Man-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 , d# _: y6 B+ @! GTVBNOW 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. W/ I2 x: q0 T5 P2 F9 [ tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb I% x' |) c6 r9 J) Q$ b. {1 A1 F
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming5.39.217.76- L, L* D1 r8 Y ]
- r& g9 d2 G3 w! ]5.39.217.76 & z7 s, d1 ~0 |# ?* e( b" WBy 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