* k$ r5 l/ `5 h+ K+ s公仔箱論壇Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it! h6 g: {& E7 I+ C2 P Y
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach/ k W+ a4 ~0 W( O/ {& e% o# C
By Lyle Brennan6 ]: `( v( F1 S* h O
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 + z' h1 l8 J) J( M1 p& b2 p2 d+ j 5 A) W0 n5 Y; n. MTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. ; Y" @6 g0 w- }3 m 2 ~- t! ]. L. x2 uSwimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools. & D" s2 q; Q4 s5 e$ p! A) etvboxnow.comtvboxnow.com5 g7 e: Q0 r5 M O9 o* C4 E
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.tvboxnow.com( M4 u3 P+ y: I
tvboxnow.com7 L/ n8 D/ N _6 r/ a5 | 2 ^# ]5 r: W" t& y& g. h8 m/ w. rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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 26Ctvboxnow.com0 u- o( ^" i( o g6 t c6 s) \/ X7 C
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' @6 \$ J8 k9 C1 _! d' t$ _, n CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS % s6 K+ x: q i0 r% J* R
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 1 r) H" G+ ?, t2 z ]
Temperature: heated to 26Ctvboxnow.com8 U: `: A! _; e0 C0 E' V* {9 i9 G
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five yearstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 |7 O8 i4 T4 g) M
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
. z; M; ]2 H9 d4 e6 X; WIt 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. 8 T& H! P6 L8 F- H, rtvboxnow.com4 J, M' h6 F) r1 y' t
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. 7 d; W4 V- D, |9 v; a7 j* h9 l' CAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.+ k' ^* t: S5 U, r
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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. 6 {8 D! G& L- e7 g" K( |% f+ ] 7 f6 d. v* v* N5 u/ D( 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。The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. u0 F' j3 ?) t8 N/ j
7 _+ W8 I% y/ W# y公仔箱論壇 9 f- }6 l4 I! n$ x' P3 J# M; G公仔箱論壇Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile 0 m, }4 R7 q8 C: X* `: r公仔箱論壇 5 ?4 r; m9 S; g 2 D& R6 O5 w- Z* ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expansetvboxnow.com& l9 N# `5 v) ]6 l @8 S
% t9 c5 F% r5 n' Etvboxnow.com ( d' c, w( F) B- qtvboxnow.com " Z: s/ w5 } s5 _! V0 bTVBNOW 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。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 - n: s3 B. i5 z9 G4 }( ?1 ]/ f! E! S" y' E) h ( @ [$ H5 t$ A1 JMan-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 thingTVBNOW 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。( z8 A: s& m, b
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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 . r8 ]( p+ X, ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 6 X* L$ { W7 Q( R. E4 G0 x公仔箱論壇 6 ] L( c( y! B8 ]% |2 F( Z0 ^; k" utvboxnow.comBy 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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