# X/ ?6 L4 w" o/ K# VTVBNOW 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* q* W( k9 i+ F# Y$ ^ Enough to make your head swim: World's largest pool which cost $1bn and holds 66m gallons is so big you can even sail boats on itTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 u7 a& z9 M+ F/ p
The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach ) {0 V% G, D5 P$ Q6 YTVBNOW 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 - ?) T/ X; L, [0 xPUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012公仔箱論壇5 b* `" D- s5 J- A5 G& b
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At the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. . s( s0 f& a% ?% D+ Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( X( H* ?, k% n v, c$ g公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇$ U( U* Y) t! T' c! K2 z
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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. , J" R5 W2 v2 m( b, K9 R( O7 h. T; |4 P1 r 9 d# i( d. l+ {" s! |7 v9 Utvb 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 " j2 b9 V7 r+ |& u- q; b; p# S* g2 m公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ ]& J$ v( w, j& c/ q CRYSTAL LAGOON IN NUMBERS: A( B0 y" X: X: J4 {9 p' w
Capacity: 66 million gallons
Length:3,323ft
Area: 20 acres
Depth: Up to 115ft % f5 Q3 t0 v r- w
Temperature: heated to 26C - k; U6 U% l$ k
Estimated cost of construction: £1billion
Cost of upkeep: £2million a year
Construction time: Almost five years 5 ]. B, c% G# e5.39.217.77
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
- S$ U( L6 f& G3 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 g% h* P- |1 D8 |, X* h! l
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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. 公仔箱論壇6 @+ f5 b6 Y& N& g, _9 A H
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" O3 @4 s" ?0 o( N9 Z" ^* N, Y; [
. y$ j7 E- l9 _: d. VIt 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.5.39.217.778 Z$ U& u# B( [. F6 m
M0 J" u8 Z) W" P+ K1 zThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long. 0 I8 K. Q) W, p4 y5 f- D; UTVBNOW 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。9 m5 i3 C4 x0 {) I7 j: \+ o + a1 [' c( ]; 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。Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile 5 d: G4 @- f" K: @. @5.39.217.77* N# v6 ^( I6 e7 i tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" s/ r0 E, _* ~( R% G4 N
Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse8 l1 C5 H! z0 r2 g% [9 _
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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 maintenance& X$ P) r, |9 Z. t. K! m
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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 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。2 W( T8 d2 w% g$ k) }* W; S
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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 swimming Y1 h/ J, C. [/ ^
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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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