Silfra Fissure
Glacial meltwater between two tectonic plates, with visibility that can pass 100 m.
- Open Water
- Fissure
Advanced≤30 m
Davíðsgjá
Dive site in Iceland – Þingvellir, Iceland
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Current
- Moderate
The dive
A fissure dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mEstimated
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- Cold waterCold water, often with a drysuit; plan for heavier kit.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Fissure
- Current
- Moderate
- Estimated
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Fresh water
Where is Iceland – Þingvellir?
The point shows the Iceland – Þingvellir area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Iceland – Þingvellir
Lake Thingvallavatn
- Open Water
- Fissure
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Silfra Fissure dive site, Iceland, Thomei08 ich bin ein Kiwi / Thomei08 at German Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lake Thingvallavatn dive site, Iceland, sikeri from Silver Spring, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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