Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it . A2 s8 A* T3 e( F0 ], ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach ( |2 d. D3 N1 x7 O) ? S% q8 RTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。By Lyle Brennan公仔箱論壇/ V& z* n% o' L4 i; X. Z7 M3 }, p* K
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012* s( u4 h4 T8 A) ]
2 U( O" r/ g1 X. ]. @公仔箱論壇At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. - [4 M; e$ K# x5 U T+ {" s + u$ H- g* b& Y' y- n! gwww2.tvboxnow.comSwimming 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.5 _( S8 Z( A$ Y
& v2 L" s& c" L+ L: atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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. 1 J: \+ t% n7 N3 m; W; ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: O( ?8 C5 ^" k0 _2 V$ z y www2.tvboxnow.com8 n% b: ?- d1 Q% i, K
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 26Cwww2.tvboxnow.com; M: m- Z" E, q, r8 ~
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Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft - }! X/ r: S5 [! M2 o. r% ?6 H) s; qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
Temperature: heated to 26C 8 m, b- @2 k3 M" p4 p. _. [7 T
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years 7 c& D: y* N/ h& n4 Pwww2.tvboxnow.com
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
4 p$ F' K4 D- J1 G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. * F4 _; b( I/ U+ y$ \+ ~ " e$ w0 v" ^+ O& ?, s, N; Lwww2.tvboxnow.comThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. : x$ i* w" \' f: ]www2.tvboxnow.comAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. " B) ?% C) V8 w; S5 [" y" \& @公仔箱論壇 ( A0 {, T; N; g" ?! u1 N, Q5 w公仔箱論壇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.+ {$ I9 N# `) i3 p/ {: w, V4 O0 ?
0 o/ Y# R% N$ o公仔箱論壇The pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. 6 s* s# f A$ D , o! Q" M6 p; E# J& E3 i3 F* X1 N6 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 n8 o6 _* z/ T, c- B' S
Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chilewww2.tvboxnow.com- X- n" _% B( Y, w: E
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse . E: a* b+ x4 k5 j" N! R0 K, f3 n: }* a5 {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。 & ?+ v* p4 a9 h2 r/ G公仔箱論壇 0 e7 L; B+ E% kTVBNOW 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: P* P& D; j& ]; f
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 ' l- w) d) d, F+ D$ c : E9 M2 I* W' [- q) _$ o* k' x ' y1 i7 k: O, ?% S% O
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 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。4 |& [! _* I* S: b3 Q$ c8 I. o( p2 C
Y, U+ z% A$ Y0 \ . J4 u3 E' W, r/ L& UWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming * B" Q6 [( o# Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 5 j, F! V m1 ^$ D! p+ x. uwww2.tvboxnow.com ) d1 t" }1 |& h$ @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。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