( `4 l, J( y7 q5 f& {; e& J; ~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。 6 T: o8 @8 P9 l& _) d* T4 XEnough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 t3 ? n2 K6 b2 k7 F+ G$ o
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach ; `" B& r: a" ~* M5.39.217.77By Lyle Brennan5.39.217.77/ }* C! K, V$ S, E" W
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇# e& Z ^; f0 Q' G! K2 a
# Z" A" [" P% J% Y( Y1 [At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. ) `: b/ h" [+ b8 P公仔箱論壇" Y- T- W/ x/ ?' k1 @( E a2 I8 n. }
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. 7 B* v# \0 A! H( O& 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。 ( R( V* R; v7 [* A6 k$ V' Ntvb 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.+ G- S7 J5 g* c* g! b
+ k/ A5 P( k5 t5 z ^6 L5.39.217.77 ! O0 o$ w0 d6 X G* Stvb 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 26C 5 F- D9 J# f' V& `2 \- G5.39.217.77 9 R% X# @0 r) I& m5.39.217.77CRYSTAL 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。, A4 g9 N# l/ u5 T! v4 N, `
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft 2 F0 S! Q; ~7 w; ^6 @6 e公仔箱論壇
Temperature: heated to 26C公仔箱論壇3 v! ^1 x: b# V* p3 M7 Y: f
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years % }( H/ D& F# ?" M, @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
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. . T1 n/ |$ \& f6 X4 z9 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 W! L" E5 n% X) v& b
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. 2 G* @4 @/ l3 P" JTVBNOW 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.5.39.217.77. b0 m! \" w0 j) j. l4 H
! w% |! \: |3 |, C! i3 x4 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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.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。% q: l# H; i& e ^: Z. K
' \6 J D9 Y# T6 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. : ^0 D# D" m5 b" {' 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。 / e4 v l& O- }5 n# c, etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ; k+ b2 }! \. O! c
Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile ; G% h7 H1 J8 z+ B0 F% h( C公仔箱論壇5.39.217.77" B$ h; ~7 S* x" o* m/ f* H 0 s5 s1 U O* Q! Q! Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse公仔箱論壇: ?) d% \5 N% P$ {( Z. N
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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 maintenanceTVBNOW 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。1 a2 }" S. k4 G% o( ~. x2 w c* q
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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 ( a1 `/ l% X7 ]3 `( }* x% G5.39.217.77 7 P6 ?" N/ W9 S% U2 B5.39.217.77 + T% b E9 A5 X2 @
Whatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming q6 X5 \: |" P/ @5 b" N7 v5.39.217.771 J2 d- Y- Q, h3 S( p2 ^0 i 8 A! T# ?6 ] z& J$ S5.39.217.77By 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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