Silfra fissure

E267080

dive site tourist attraction underwater rift

Silfra fissure is a famous underwater rift in Iceland where divers can swim between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in exceptionally clear glacial water.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Silfra fissure canonical	2
Silfra Cathedral	1
Silfra Hall	1
Silfra Lagoon	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dive site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ underwater rift ⓘ
country	Iceland ⓘ
distanceFromReykjavík	approximately 60 km ⓘ
ecosystemCharacteristic	limited aquatic life ⓘ low nutrient levels ⓘ
formationProcess	glacial meltwater infiltration ⓘ tectonic rifting ⓘ
geologicalSetting	divergent plate boundary ⓘ
hasFeature	narrow underwater canyon ⓘ rock walls of volcanic origin ⓘ
hasSection	Big Crack ⓘ Silfra fissure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Silfra Cathedral Silfra fissure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Silfra Hall Silfra fissure self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Silfra Lagoon
knownFor	ability to dive between tectonic plates ⓘ cold but stable water temperature ⓘ extreme underwater visibility ⓘ
languageOfToponym	Icelandic ⓘ
locatedIn	Þingvallavatn ⓘ Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
locatedNear	Þingvellir National Park ⓘ surface form: Þingvellir Lake shore
locatedOnTectonicPlateBoundary	Eurasian Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ
nearestCity	Reykjavík, Iceland ⓘ surface form: Reykjavík
partOf	Golden Circle tourist route ⓘ surface form: Golden Circle tourist route (broadly associated) Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift system
partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
plateBoundaryType	continental rift ⓘ
popularFor	scuba diving ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ
protectedBy	Þingvellir National Park regulations ⓘ
safetyRequirement	dry suit certification for divers ⓘ
separates	Eurasian Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ
tourismActivity	guided diving tours ⓘ guided snorkeling tours ⓘ
visibility	over 100 meters ⓘ
waterClarity	exceptionally clear ⓘ
waterFiltrationMedium	porous lava rock ⓘ
waterFlow	constant groundwater flow ⓘ
waterSource	Langjökull glacier ⓘ
waterTemperature	about 2–4 °C ⓘ
waterType	glacial meltwater ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Þingvellir National Park → hasGeologicalFeature → Silfra fissure ⓘ

Þingvallavatn → hasDiveSite → Silfra fissure ⓘ

Silfra fissure → hasSection → Silfra fissure self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silfra Hall

Silfra fissure → hasSection → Silfra fissure self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silfra Cathedral

Silfra fissure → hasSection → Silfra fissure self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silfra Lagoon