Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it
0 Z: R0 s k7 u( z+ g# U7 @/ G1 u L Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beachTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 P& k+ ]! t9 I8 S
By Lyle Brennan
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4 D [* A& i; I$ f) g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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$ t/ r" G) N; q, xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSwimming 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。7 o* ~6 s4 P0 ]/ {8 }; |
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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.
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5 b! `+ j4 N- Z6 _* t5 A" Z) \www2.tvboxnow.comA 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 26Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ a) N. s) N: U {+ a( V' ~$ B) W
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CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS8 t! {/ J- t# \8 N5 x
- Capacity: 66 million gallons
- Length:3,323ft
- Area: 20 acres
- Depth: Up to 115fttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ _3 S, \: g/ V7 M0 p; @8 Y1 X
- Temperature: heated to 26C
! u1 s: O" c6 F- { - Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
- Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
- Construction time: Almost five years
7 t3 T# t0 j% A8 n& b3 u0 W公仔箱論壇 - 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5 b0 I6 o. u& P; ~7 y
7 o; ]: j5 S3 C+ N. N, h6 f) sThe pool opened in December 2006 after nearly five years of construction work and is said to have set developers back as much as £1billion. 0 c% k: ?9 ^& G6 ^) Q
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.
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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.
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3 Q% e# M; S0 [4 [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.
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8 M6 N0 y* ^' t- z/ U( Qtvb 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' P1 K! q( X3 Y5 G9 I R
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse
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: M/ r& Q5 C" v0 CTVBNOW 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。
3 s, L% K2 k" T5 U# OTVBNOW 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 maintenance1 X* ]' [: ]! |# I4 N4 j+ i
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) e' {9 j. m! YMan-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
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# @0 w, d7 r4 T' aWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming
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By 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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