Snorkeling Silfra Between Tectonic Plates // Iceland
Silfra is a rift that opens into Lake Thingvallavatn in Thingvellir National Park. It is part of the tectonic plate boundary between the North American and the Eurasian plate. It is regarded as one of the best cold water dives in the world.
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Iceland Tours: Snorkeling the Silfra fissure in Iceland
Silfra is a fissure between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in Thingvellir National Park. Silfra is the only place in the world where you can dive or snorkel between two tectonic plates! In this video I talk about the snorkeling experience and what can you can expect from a tour.
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Small Group Silfra Snorkel Adventure from Reykjavik, Iceland
Experience one of the world’s most unique snorkeling destinations in Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park.
You’ll jump into crystal-clear glacial waters and swim right over the Silfra fissure, which separates the North American and European continents. After exploring the jagged rocks and voids under the surface, come back to dry land and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate. This is day trip from Reykjavik you won’t want to miss.
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Snorkeling BETWEEN ICELAND TECTONIC PLATES Silfra + exploring þingvellir thingvellir national park
An unbelievable experience taking an Iceland road trip so we could swim in Silfra Iceland which is basically swimming between tectonic plates at Thingvellir National Park. Later in the video we go and explore more of Thingvellir National Park - also known as þingvellir. By the way, we have a dry suit on to keep us a bit warmer :)
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Diving my way around ICELAND - Silfra & ICEBERGS !
For my 30th Birthday in January this year I went to Iceland to dive the clearest water in the world. A place called Silfra which has up to 100m visibility. Also found the icebergs in the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon which were way too spectacularly not to dive! We also visited the famous black beach near Vik & the Skaftafell glacier which had some ridiculous ice formations. I didn't get a chance to go spearfishing this time but plan to head back and try that. Also massive thanks to Stu K for letting me borrow the GH5 & Nauticam rig for this trip!
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Snorkeling Silfra in the WINTER! | Thingvellir National Park, Iceland
I got a chance to snorkel at Thingvellir National Park between two techtonic plates. The techtonic plates were, North America and Eurasia. The water temperature was very cold, however our booking agency laced us in the warmest paraphernalia. It was a life changing experience I encourage everyone to try this tour when they visit Iceland. Who else can say that they went snorkeling in the winter time between two techtonic plates?
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Silfra Fissure - The World's Clearest Water
Silfra Fissure is located in Thingvellir National Park in Iceland, the Silfra dive site is approximately 60 kilometres (a 45-minute drive) from Reykjavik. Silfra is the only place where one can dive or snorkel directly in the crack between two continental plates.
The Silfra fissure, is known as one of the top dive sites in the world for two main reasons.
First, the Silfra fissure is actually a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents, meaning that you dive or snorkel right where the continental plates meet and drift apart about 2cm per year.
Secondly, the underwater visibility in the Silfra fissure is over 100 meters, which creates an underwater experience that will rarely, if ever, be surpassed.
The reasons for this astounding water clarity are twofold: the water is cold (2°C – 4°C year round ) as it is melt water from the nearby Langjökull Glacier and this water is filtered through porous underground lava for 30-100 years until it reaches the north end of Thingvellir lake, seeping out from underground wells.
The Silfra water is as pristine as water can get and you can drink it at anytime during your dive or snorkel.
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Snorkeling Silfra in Iceland
Under the surface of a lake in Iceland's only national park, divers and snorkelers can enter into a unique landscape - a rift caused by two of earth's tectonic plates slowly drifting apart. The rift is called Silfra, and marks the place where the North American and Eurasian plates are separating. You won't find much marine life here, but you will find crystal clear blue water and one of the coolest geological formations you'll ever swim inside.
You can read more about this adventure here:
Only In Iceland – Winter Snorkelling At Silfra – livestream
As it turns out, it most definitely wasn’t a joke, and since this is Iceland, it most definitely wasn’t regular snorkelling either. It was snorkelling in 2°C water, between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates...
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Scuba diving in Iceland : Silfra Fissure, Thingvellir Park
During a long scuba weekend in Reykjavik, I took the opportunity to enjoy the best of Iceland underwater & beyond : scuba diving in Silfra fissure between the American and European tectonic plates in 100m visibility water, Observing geothermal activity in Geysir and Seltun, Resisting freezing winds near waterfalls of Gullfoss and Oxararfoss and finally relaxing in hot springs of Secret Lagoon and Blue Lagoon.
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Diving in Silfra, Iceland [4K]
Diving in Silfra is probably the closest you can get to the feeling of floating suspended in the air.
Enjoy the sights of Silfra and sounds of my breathing. :)
Snorkeling the Silfra Fissure ICELAND in Winter
Þingvellir National Park, located in southern Iceland, is home to the meeting point of two tectonic plates - the Eurasian and the North American. Silfa is a deep fissure formed between these tectonic plates. The water in the Silfra fissure comes from glacial melt, and it's bluer than blue. Snorkel and dive enthusiasts travel from all over the world to explore these aqua waters.
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The water in Iceland's Silfra fissure maintains a temperature of 35°F (or 2°C) year round. When I told my friends back home of my plan to snorkel in Iceland in winter, they thought I was crazy!
Guillaume and I met our snorkel guides and suited up in a dry suit. Within 15 minutes of doing the march of the penguins toward the water, my toes had gone completely numb and my lips were swollen.
Finally, it was my turn to enter the water. I waddled down the steps and, to my surprise, the water actually felt warm!
Why snorkel the Silfra? The water literally takes your breath away, and I'm not talking about the freezing temperature. Imagine the bluest, clearest water you've ever experienced, and you won't even come close.
After 40 minutes of snorkel time, we emerged. The world outside had received a sprinkling of snow. The color contrast came as a shock, and I preferred my blue underwater oasis. Our snorkel guides offered us hot chocolate and cookies as we peeled off our dry suits and snorkels.
I can't recommend this tour enough, even in winter! Just do it!
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Silfra fissure is an unreal unique place found in Iceland. Created in one of Iceland's many earthquakes this place is extraordinary and one of a kind in so many ways.
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Sharing the first video from our 2.5 week road trip around Iceland with a stay at Silica Hotel at the Blue Lagoon. On day 2, we drove out to Þingvellir National Park to go snorkeling in freezing water between two tectonic plates with DIVE.IS at Silfra. Check out our adventures in our video!
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MUST DO IN ICELAND | Blue Lagoon & Snorkelling in Silfra
It's our first epic day here in Reykjavik, and we are just ticking off the bucket list items here in Iceland. First up we go and snorkel between two continents at Silfra which is quite possibly the coldest and clearest waters we have ever snorkelled in...
...and after a few hours on the phone to our travel insurance company we gave up on seeing what we can claim to go out and spend some time in the must do day trip - Blue Lagoon...which we can say lives up to the expectations.
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