Silfra Diving

Silfra is a rift formed in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge – the divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates – and is located in the Lake in the National Park in .
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  • Scuba diving
  • Description: water-filled rift in Iceland between the North American an Eurasion tectonic plates
  • Also known as
    “Silfra”
    “Silfrugjá”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Þingvallakirkja and Þjóðargrafreiturinn.
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is a church, which is situated 320 metres northwest of Silfra Diving.
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is a cemetery, which is situated 300 metres northwest of Silfra Diving.
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is a waterfall in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Þingvellir National Park.
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is a world-heritage national park in .

Silfra Diving

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Latitude
64.25519° or 64° 15′ 19″ north
Longitude
-21.11694° or 21° 7′ 1″ west
Open location code
99PW7V4M+36
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1817672135
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­natural
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­scuba_diving
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2286006

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Silfra Diving” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سيلفرا”
  • Armenian: “Սիլֆրա”
  • Catalan: “Silfra”
  • Danish: “Silfra”
  • French: “Silfra”
  • French: “Silfrugjá”
  • German: “Silfra-Spalte”
  • Hebrew: “סילפרה”
  • Hungarian: “Silfra”
  • Icelandic: “Silfra”
  • Persian: “سیلفرا”
  • Polish: “Silfra”
  • Portuguese: “Silfra”
  • Russian: “Сильфра”
  • Slovenian: “Silfa”
  • Spanish: “Silfra”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Silfra”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shallows and Fjóshóll.

Nearby Places

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