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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.

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

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.

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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