Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 g, q: ?- v" ^" t' e: F
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach公仔箱論壇2 S3 r% x `3 O: H) {
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PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012
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5 W6 a- I4 Y U# h; B3 |公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon.
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% ?$ f$ }& J- nTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. G$ }" E! c" i3 w2 ~
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' S- I: s6 y/ m: Q
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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
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERStvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 K1 w5 b8 E8 \
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115ft
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9 |; [( p+ v4 v; }公仔箱論壇 - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
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- 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. e: B+ \3 p, ?9 x
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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 x3 r2 i; a% O3 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。And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.公仔箱論壇; m, _" I: e( [. q) v' B* b
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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.公仔箱論壇( o- j* N5 c: W ?; L* x
m7 p1 L$ K: X3 v) D5.39.217.76The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.
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Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile5.39.217.76) g: e4 {. a& M( b4 b
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# F' w3 T( t4 M5.39.217.76Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇 s3 J9 a# T* h+ V" s% L X
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1 l& s4 n) G/ p- M$ w( ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBig 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
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6 R# f7 O' T i4 h5.39.217.76Man-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 thingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; o) R# R0 j- q& G4 n, G
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! k% U h# H; lWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming4 t0 ^* S9 e" b5 N) m, n
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9 ^ ~/ E+ F/ y% gBy the sea: A couple stroll along the shores of the artificial lake, which is also the world's deepest swimming pool at 115ft |
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