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Silfra, Silfra Crack
Thingvellir National Park, Iceland
Max Depth: Over 150ft/46m
Average Viz: Over 150ft/46m
Entry Type: Shore
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Rating: 4.00 by 1 divers
Spring: Under 50°F/10°C
Summer: Under 50°F/10°C
Fall: Under 50°F/10°C
Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
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Silfra, Silfra Crack is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. This dive site has an average rating of 4.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is over 150ft/46m. The average visibility is over 150ft/46m. Training platforms are available.
Silfra crack, Thingvellir Lake, National Park Thingvellir, Iceland
The dive between the continents!
The SILFRA Rift is an absolute
world class dive site due to two main reasons.
First of all you
dive in a crack between the American and Eurasian continents.
It’s the place where the continental plates meet and drift apart about 2cm per year. Secondly the
visibility that you will experience will rarely be surpassed, if ever. 100m+! The reasons for this clarity are twofold: the
water is cold ( 2°C - 4°C all year ) since it’s the melting water from a glacier about 50km away and has traveled through the lava fields for many years before coming out at the north end of Thingvellir lake through
underground wells.