Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it ) S5 H! \7 m- f' f3 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach; i( ?) e( T/ C) [
By Lyle Brennan# f8 A! L) L4 v8 G
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 8 s7 h5 b2 N1 w& H! E$ D ' M* n8 U8 Y( M% z: ^# @* 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。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. + _* a7 M7 ]/ l. U( D8 x 6 g! @, ?. v4 W! x1 \' TSwimming 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.3 k! T3 ?, x" V o G; h1 l& o
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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. # W+ G7 w$ Z v7 i! R2 v8 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 A7 N2 t) R9 l) C. J+ u9 } % t: [! r# x* t, p0 ~$ sTVBNOW 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。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 6 S" E2 O* d+ m9 O* H9 l7 C) A ; h* ]$ ]* g- \: UCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERSTVBNOW 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。- M: G# J0 \ G- e
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft & H+ Q: Y( p' _+ q" x& W2 B' A; k7 @2 B
Temperature: heated to 26C - g( Z# W* c) R4 [- T$ l. h
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five yearstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: ?9 I, Z* x+ B1 B S4 [' f
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.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。* x; z* K0 h9 {9 ]2 a. D6 g
* E r% V) T! F' X! Z" g' UThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. : U* S; U, D$ n& J% k6 n
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. " c1 X J. D$ f$ `* l! Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 v& l: E0 R6 N7 wTVBNOW 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。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. - C. t; L4 ~! l4 V4 x* O公仔箱論壇* p! ]9 x0 i$ I8 Q) N8 s. b7 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.5.39.217.762 h" [/ B; q! S! e
. O4 l8 {) g0 r5 Z6 [* Q: K; L' O ! s* t& g6 h8 D5 g& U3 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 # \9 |, V$ }1 X; I' t : b% M0 l& h" d公仔箱論壇 # D9 k; `- R! w7 W, `" M公仔箱論壇Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse& W y7 P9 l, F4 {( v
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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 maintenance3 I8 V* {1 b. n
5.39.217.76! e0 \4 [4 K6 R/ I/ [5 d0 @ 3 O' \" [) s" P公仔箱論壇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- `1 G d& C( a
( E, c" g* U0 @6 Y+ Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 2 L8 G7 r7 ^, C/ I8 x$ j5.39.217.76Whatever 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1 F8 K! t' j, D& X& ^; D) r
& |, B) B5 a: Z. z) N$ G0 a# Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ; |6 L: W J/ {* Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy 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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