Iceland’s Silfra fissure is one of the only places where you can dive between two continents. ... Swim between two tectonic plates. 25 June 2014. Share Save. Talia Avakian.

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Snorkelling between two tectonic plates at the Silfra Canyon Credit: Alamy. But boy, is it worth it to snorkel in the only place in the world where you can swim between two tectonic plates — the ...

Silfra Fissure in Iceland, located in Þingvellir National Park, offers a unique opportunity to swim or snorkel between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. The water's exceptional ...

Swim between two continents at Iceland’s Silfra rift. CHRIS JOHNS. Special to The Globe and Mail. ... This is the exact location where the American and Eurasian tectonic plates split apart.

The fissure is a 63-metre-deep rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates, which are, very slowly, separating. They gap between them grows 2cm wider a year, causing a tension ...

In between them is a popular freshwater diving and snorkelling spot, and it’s so narrow that, if you dive all the way down to the bottom, you can actually have a hand on each continent.

The Silfra fissure in Iceland is the crack between North America and Europe. It is the only place in the world where you can swim between two tectonic plates. Produced by Claudia Romeo. Show more ...

World ‘Incredible’ icy dip between two continents in Iceland. In between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iceland’s Silfra fissure is one of the world’s most famous dive sites.

Snorkelling between two tectonic plates at the Silfra Canyon Credit: Alamy. But boy, is it worth it to snorkel in the only place in the world where you can swim between two tectonic plates — the ...

Iceland’s Silfra fissure is one of the only places where you can dive between two continents. In some cases the space is so narrow, you can touch North America and Europe at once.