Silfra slot in south Iceland is the only place on earth where people can explore the underwater boundary between the two continents. The width of the gap increased 2 cm per year.
Foulquie Mathieu, a French marine biologists, diving to a depth of 15 m in the south of Iceland Silfra slot. Located in Lake Þingvellir, Silfra gap separating the North American and Asian continents - Europe.
The water was crystal clear, with visibility up to 100 m.
Water temperature ranges from 2 to 4 degrees Celsius in the water as it flows through the lava below before Þingvellir lake emerges.
"When you see the pictures of my initial feeling is it like their space in the universe by the water in. I believe this is one of the countries in the region on the planet," Mathieu said.
Glacier Langjokul the water supply to the lake. So cold that the water in the lake year round.
Each year Silfra slit width of 2 cm increase by two continental plates continue farther apart.
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