Silfra Fissure

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Thingvellir National Park, Iceland

Best timeYear-round

Water temp2-4°C / 36-39°F

Visibility5-15m / 16-50ft

AccessShore Dive

Dive typesScuba, Snorkel

DifficultyBeginner

Max depth18 m

Avg depth10 m

Nearest airportKEF

Dive between two continentsUnparalleled visibilityGlacial water

ScubaSnorkel

Silfra offers a diving experience you can't get anywhere else on Earth: swimming between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. The water is glacial melt filtered through volcanic rock for decades, resulting in over 100 meters of visibility.

Features

A fissure between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, filled with pure, cold glacial water. There is no marine life, the attraction is the geology and the incredible 100m+ (330ft+) visibility. Requires drysuit certification.

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