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4 unusual facts about Silfra


Silfra

In the past, melting ice from the glacier would run through a river directly into the Þingvallavatn Lake.

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About 50 kilometers north of the Þingvallavatn Lake lies the home of Iceland's second largest glacier Lángjökull.

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From this point, it takes a drop of water between 30 and 100 years to travel 50 kilometers to the Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National Park.

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Silfra, by virtue of its location in the Þingvallavatn Lake, contains clear, cold water that attracts scuba divers drawn to its high visibility and geological importance; divers are literally swimming between continents.


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The club has scuba dived off Iceland's Silfra Ravine, been off-road racing with Jesse James, annually spend a week at Richard Branson's Necker Island, had simulation dogfights in Word War II-era planes, and featured sessions with Tony Hawk, John Paul DeJoria, James, and Branson.


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