* _' e Y! d/ ^2 r + S/ W0 a+ L7 {3 ?$ L& stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEnough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on it & p2 S. H) l) G% PThe Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach * P) I8 `/ l7 ?' I eBy Lyle Brennan . R* }% E2 Z8 Y公仔箱論壇PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* ^8 G. o- e* @5 C5 o
% q2 z, L: D- j* B+ r; g5 N9 XTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. " ~ q, B9 k1 F1 @" \- c& P3 F % p( E) w7 P4 [1 K# Y, V% ~Swimming a length in this, the world's largest outdoor pool, would mean stroke after stroke for more than three fifths of a mile - that's 20 Olympic-size swimming pools. , P" }0 `& e$ _' d7 Q- \ 7 w5 A& r* Q" ^7 T0 TThe 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., q/ U3 w3 u/ u8 ]) |
5 B6 u( m& x# ], A! N5 \ 5 \( U" w1 n! X5.39.217.77A 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 " l- V: j) ?7 B8 Z 7 y( Y M9 |4 d: G2 `( ?CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS , |! l" ^, v7 F. x$ D x+ [5.39.217.77
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft7 A: `& B: l3 Z5 ]! r. ^
Temperature: heated to 26C 0 s) i, H9 ?3 Z G, W5 D, i( ]5.39.217.77
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years公仔箱論壇7 a. V6 k5 ]& o, F
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. + h4 b, O( G% d) f5.39.217.775.39.217.77. P8 @0 ]% ]4 y9 C3 C$ W) V4 H' p
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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 s1 w ?$ q2 ~& g7 `$ e/ g" O
And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. 1 Y" U7 U; j! F# v 0 f2 s3 Y& q# P$ _* H" A! 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。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.5 |/ V5 N. q }/ }' S
* ~, t0 J, ~/ O7 [4 `. _) t+ y9 r# l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. : J8 x. B7 ^+ h8 h, STVBNOW 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。, b1 `* N1 k" O' t' R 5.39.217.770 ~; u7 B1 J$ T5 \7 l* m" |5 B: Q0 r
Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile5.39.217.77, ?9 @0 A% Y# V; o/ u1 E
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse5.39.217.77" \! g9 K/ ?/ v0 j' @$ t
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: k7 E1 k2 a3 c3 ]$ U5 e* @% J5.39.217.77 5 y. e5 t% M( r9 d3 w% ?& g0 ?: sTVBNOW 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。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公仔箱論壇) M4 v# `$ [0 s& H: a
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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 swimming5 n9 X1 [+ c3 t! h& y
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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