Fissure of Silfra

The Silfra Crack is certainly the main attraction of the entire Tinguetlir Nature Park, which is located in Iceland. This amazingly beautiful gorge, which is completely filled with water, attracts increased attention from divers. And this is not for nothing, because besides the fascinating natural paintings of the underwater world, there is also excellent visibility. The Silfra crack is unique in that it is possible to touch two parts of the world at the same time.

Many adventurers go here, because an underwater trip in full gear is guaranteed to boost morale. Diving into the underwater kingdom, you have the opportunity to swim between two tectonic plates and even touch them with your arms outstretched, which means that you are touching Europe and America at the same time, because it is here that the two sides of the world converge.

The beautiful places of the planet, created by nature itself, simply amaze the human imagination. And even such a process as the movement of tectonic plates, it would seem, is nothing special, but subsequently forms steep mountains or, conversely, sharp gorges. This sight is not only attractive, it is fascinating.

The Silfra crack is formed by two joints of the plates, which gradually move away from each other by about 2 cm every year. This fault is carefully hidden under the clear lake waters, which attracts an amazing number of divers from all over the world. In translation, the name of this area sounds like "Silver Lady". The national park, which owns the famous Silfra crack, was organized in the twentieth century and is under the protection of UNESCO.

The water temperature of the lake is quite cold, which is approximately 2 degrees Celsius. There is also a fairly strong current here, thanks to which the water does not freeze. But these natural factors do not frighten visitors, because they come to see the unusual landscapes that can be viewed from 150 to 300 meters through the water wall.

The most famous underwater route includes the following main locations: the Chess Cabinet, which is located in the very first part of the gorge. Approximately at a depth of 40 meters there are boulders densely covered with algae. They were the ones who gave this area its name, because from a distance there really is a resemblance to a chessboard; the Silfra Cathedral is the second part of this path, which is 300 meters wide; the Lagoon of Sifra belongs to the third part, which is 150 meters long and only 3 meters deep.

An excursion to the Silfra Crack in Iceland is sure to give you a lot of pleasure and a boost of energy.