Silfra
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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 Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National
Silfra fissure
Rocks and boulders that have piled up in the fissure due to earthquakes.
Scuba divers in one of the widening, parallel rifts in the fissure.
Silfra Lagoon
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world. In the North Atlantic, the ridge separates the North Ame
Silfra
…Silfra (Icelandic pronunciation: ) 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 Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National…
Basaltic rocks of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge observed by the Hercules ROV during the 2005 Lost City Expedition
Iceland mid atlantic ridge