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The Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile, is large enough for sailing and comes with its own fake beach 1 x9 k8 ]3 ~% j; r公仔箱論壇By Lyle BrennanTVBNOW 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。; B" I1 x' Q8 o! T
PUBLISHED: 08:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 12:14 GMT, 21 May 2012 . ]! X9 q3 ?9 M7 j& }; [. htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & T( E$ b( L7 DAt the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, a quick dip could well turn into a marathon. 6 d9 ]! s. H' F % w0 v9 O1 {/ }4 C' |. X5 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。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. 1 }+ x W& ]+ U G& ?! \7 R+ \2 X' E1 TTVBNOW 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。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.! o9 ~$ B9 T. [1 v( M+ Q% ]
$ c1 E3 p( Z) \1 T0 j9 v6 q! } 0 [8 ~+ r* r7 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。A 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,bttvb4 s( P, H( x8 m- s# e) j
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Construction time: Almost five years 5 ^8 U$ I# V' }# B) s) m公仔箱論壇
Completed: December 2006
The competition: More than twice the length of the next biggest outdoor pool
/ T' q. } f! E7 Z' G; o. M+ w5.39.217.77:8898It 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. - B( _% h, ^$ _0 ^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 S1 l& F* }( N; S. l$ v
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. 7 E+ D |1 x2 A8 x1 _And on top of that eye-watering initial cost, it takes a further £2million a year to keep it in working order.* n$ t8 u2 R& Q* ]; u6 N6 Q0 n& {
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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.公仔箱論壇: j; C5 Q* \ S; K3 m" _
, e$ Y8 \* x: ^6 J! n, P2 T. G% g, qThe pool's incredible dimensions leave the next biggest floundering in its wake, with the Orthlieb in Morocco measuring a mere 1,575ft long.1 a* R. C2 t& G X& S: }
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Lost at sea: A bather floats on the amazingly clear waters of the vast Crystal Lagoon, at the San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile 8 C7 V/ |$ A$ R+ F; D: P0 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。8 z' V" s8 O" P/ W/ D" ]$ M 7 C# z! V' R% k( i5 }Dazzling blue: A small boat sails round a platform jutting into the lagoon's 20-acre expanse / ]+ O6 K D* ?* E5 w R2 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 `! b+ L. Z% o% U6 b7 c3 k f 公仔箱論壇/ Y# |) Y1 l$ l. @! L/ J& B tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% S; h3 p) b9 V; X
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公仔箱論壇) k* i2 f* S* S2 B* ` \5 u4 j3 U: l
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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 % c* C* g( h5 N0 j1 R- t( P9 ?+ B* @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # K: @# e2 \7 h k5.39.217.77:8898 E) B" s- J8 a! C9 }& O; ^% ZWhatever floats your boat: The record-breaking dimensions mean visitors can paddle or sail their way around the pool instead of swimming $ e) ?1 Z" ^: M0 z $ r, }" M, M) {/ v0 A$ l& Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb . t5 I2 }' }9 u6 v4 @) Z; N' d
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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