Silfra Fissure
Glacial meltwater between two tectonic plates, with visibility that can pass 100 m.
- Open Water
- Fissure
Open Water≤18 m
Lake Thingvallavatn
Dive site in Iceland – Þingvellir, Iceland
- Level
- Open Water
- Entry
- From shore
- Current
- Moderate
Photo: sikeri from Silver Spring, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The dive
A fissure dive from the shore.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mEstimated
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
- Cold waterCold water, often with a drysuit; plan for heavier kit.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Fissure
- Entry
- From shore
- Estimated
- 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
Fissure
down to 30 m
Davíðsgjá
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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
