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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  • Type: Scuba diving
  • Description: water-filled rift in Iceland between the North American an Eurasion tectonic plates
  • Also known as: “Silfra”, “Silfrugja”, and “Silfrugjá”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Þingvallakirkja and Þjóðargrafreiturinn.

Church
Photo: El Coleccionista de Instantes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 320 metres northwest of Silfra Diving.

Cemetery
Photo: Akigka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cemetery, which is situated 300 metres northwest of Silfra Diving.

Waterfall
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is a waterfall in , . It flows from the river over the Almannagjá. The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Þingvellir National Park.

Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
is a world-heritage national park in . The park is home to the world's longest-running Parliament, which was established in 930 AD.

Silfra Diving

Latitude
64.25519° or 64° 15′ 19″ north
Longitude
-21.11694° or 21° 7′ 1″ west
Open location code
99PW7V4M+36
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q2286006
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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”
  • Hungarian: “Silfra”
  • Icelandic: “Silfra”
  • Persian: “سیلفرا”
  • Polish: “Silfra”
  • Portuguese: “Silfra”
  • Russian: “Сильфра”
  • Slovenian: “Silfa”
  • Spanish: “Silfra”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Silfra”

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Highlights include The Big Crack and Shallows.

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