Good evening everyone! Tonight's Daily Nature Fix is about a crack in the earth's crust that is filled with some of the clearest, bluest water in the world. It is the Silfra Fissure that runs between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, and it's found in the Þingvellir National Park in Iceland.
^^^Look at that water!
Silfra Fissure is an awesome sight to see. As some of my longer followers know, I have a thing for blue water. It's one of my favorite things to see. This place is particularly good for that! The water truly is some of the clearest on Earth due to it's purity. It starts out as meltwater from the Langjökull glacier... not a bad start to life. Then its filtered through miles of porous volcanic rock for some 300 years before it makes it's way to the rifts in this valley.
^^^Some of the rocks in this photo are almost 40 feet underwater... yet perfectly visible.
"Clear" is almost an understatement. The visibility in the Silfra Fissure is around 300 feet! That depth is nearly unheard of. The water is awfully cold, around 39°F, which is another factor in keeping the water so clear and clean. Though be it cold, tourists can dive the rift using drysuits... but we've never gone for that. I'm plenty happy with viewing it from above. :)
^^^One half of this photo is moving towards America, the other is moving towards Europe.
This place is definitely a must-see if you visit Iceland. For me, it was the highlight of the entire Þingvellir National Park. It's part of the famed "Golden Circle", so if you go to the country, I'm sure you'll visit it. I hope you get nice weather as well, as the bright sun helps the water glow and even more blue.
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very beutifull place.
and very great photo.
i hope one day I can visit there.
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Very cool! Looks like you could drink right out of the stream
You can! You can drink almost any water in Iceland and it'd be the best water you ever had. The whole island is like a giant water filter of volcanic rock.
That's great! I hope it stays that way.
nc pictures bro.
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I would hate to see people swimming in it. We fuck up most of the planet already. We should leave that bit of water alone.
Amen, @jpinka. I'm so over humans, and it gets worse every year that passes. Fortunately, they couldn't swim this exact area.... the tour companies had a sanctioned area near by for diving. Still, tons of assholes threw coins in here. You can see some in the photos.
They can go to any fountain in the world or body of water in the world n they want to fuck up the last few good ones.
Omg! Its really cool photography.. i feel relax after watching this . Want more photos like this @customnature
Thank you! I post nature stuff every single day. 🌿
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"The visibility in the Silfra Fissure is around 300 feet" 300tf that is unreal!
Thank you for including the photos of it. Looks like a very peaceful area!
Seriously though! It's diving experiences are nearly unrivaled, from what I understand. Glad you liked the photos.
Very cool and agree it is the clearest water in the world but you need to get suited up! The water really isn't that cold when you see the beauty under the surface. Here is my experience https://steemit.com/travel/@highwings/snorkelling-at-silfra-fissure-thingvellir-iceland-crystal-clear-glacial-waters-of-2-c
Nice lovely nature pictures thanks a lot for sharing
Check out my wife @highwings video of silfra - she snorkelled in it. It's on her blog somewhere. :)
Ha, she already posted the link above.
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