, i( W8 j* _. ~$ ]tvb 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 9 E# ~# ~* E2 {The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach $ r$ o, S4 O, D/ LTVBNOW 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0 o; X3 o( \0 O* I* L
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012* V1 @2 \( o6 M4 V% Z# d
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 0 U! T1 G# ^" t- K5 D0 ]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 W! u }- f
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 ]; `% r5 p9 {4 I! M8 }6 h3 f6 l) y a8 `0 {0 ?0 N
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.5.39.217.776 v+ q0 K% R) s3 _! \3 n$ `! `* A
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* F l9 [" g7 ~ a* P# [ ( k [5 p/ ^: a& _& R' W7 z) n$ cA 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 26CTVBNOW 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 ~1 K7 V5 a3 z. ^9 W# d+ w
% U) s' ]$ L1 ]0 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS - Z4 m- i( q5 D: Z7 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。
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft$ X, x9 |+ P2 F
Temperature: heated to 26C5.39.217.779 Y7 f4 [9 C3 Z4 M: S# [/ S
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years . e% s8 J/ s6 }7 k1 a3 n% l6 g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.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。: ^/ p+ m3 S6 | y2 U4 O
* r$ B8 o. F& d1 W) l( aThe 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 z3 w% |% a& y/ Z* R6 x1 wAnd on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order. $ ?: m# L9 u: K, e公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" ?) M2 Z/ a( x# P+ F
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. ; y# d, V( o# i/ y% t8 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。 - X+ G6 N9 I. g0 fThe 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,bttvb0 e" N' d7 p9 t% O& b- l& A
5.39.217.77( T' q6 | F! \5 P * n8 [( x: Q* k, b. E/ v5.39.217.77Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile公仔箱論壇, Z7 f: d$ u. t9 |9 {+ \2 u1 ?
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Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse & o. v+ j- B0 a公仔箱論壇 : M ~' m. E' D; n Q: n& p* vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ G, h) d8 N" 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。 ; ]$ h$ y! k( q. t# y$ \" Y公仔箱論壇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 maintenance5.39.217.77% l. A$ v; W$ D, |8 r
* s, C) y: _9 @* Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 7 I2 X" M7 | g2 w; DMan-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+ ^( Z6 J k3 K& E# `
& a: e5 E/ w q, n) L) W! W , Z' X$ {' h- q; D- d" xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming 0 t5 Q9 m/ N9 d$ X; @% P3 B0 B8 k; Z ; @" b3 K; @0 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 5.39.217.777 n5 j+ E2 z' L& t9 {0 G+ z
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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