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Silfra is a fissure filled with clear spring water and a diver's paradise. It is famous for being the only place in the world where you can go snorkeling or diving between two tectonic plates. The rift of Silfra is one of Iceland's most cherished wonders.
Silfra (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪl(v)ra]) is a rift formed in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge – the divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates – and is located in the Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National Park in Iceland.
Silfra is the only place in the world where you can dive or snorkel directly in a crack between two tectonic plates. The earthquakes of 1789 opened up several fissures in the Thingvellir area, but the Silfra fissure cut into the underground spring filled with glacial meltwater from the nearby Langjökull glacier.
Silfra Fissure, Iceland. Silfra Fissure in Iceland is the only place in the world where you can dive between two continents. Dive into one of the best snorkeling spots on earth! Rated one of the top ten activities in the world by TripAdvisor. View our selection of Snorkeling & Diving Tours.
Silfra es una fisura que pertenece al borde divergente entre las placas tectónicas de Norteamérica y Eurasia. Silfra está enclavada en el lago Þingvallavatn en el Parque nacional Þingvellir, en Islandia . Geología. La formación de Silfra y el valle de Þingvellir es consecuencia de la corriente tectónica de las placas norteamericana y eurasiática.
The rift of Silfra is one of Iceland's most cherished wonders. Located within Thingvellir National Park, one of the stops in the ever-popular Golden Circle, it takes around an hour to reach the fissure from Reykjavik, and there are plenty of snorkeling tours that both start from Silfra or include pick-up from the city.
Esto no parece muy apetecible pero el sufrimiento tiene su recompensa, ya que Silfra es uno de los 50 mejores lugares para bucear del mundo al permitir sumergirse entre dos continentes en un agua impoluta y cristalina (con una visibilidad debajo del agua de entre 70 y 80 metros). #SinFiltro.
