Big Crack

E915306

Big Crack is a prominent underwater section of Iceland’s Silfra fissure, where divers can swim between the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Big Crack canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dive site ⓘ
underwater fissure section ⓘ
accessRequirement guided dive or snorkel tours ⓘ
betweenTectonicPlates Eurasian Plate ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ
connectedTo Silfra Cathedral ⓘ
linked to: Silfra fissure

Silfra Hall ⓘ
linked to: Silfra fissure

Silfra Lagoon ⓘ
linked to: Silfra fissure
continent Europe ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
environmentType subarctic freshwater environment ⓘ
geologicalFeature submerged rift valley section ⓘ
geologicalOrigin rift between tectonic plates ⓘ
locatedIn Iceland ⓘ
Silfra fissure ⓘ
Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Þingvallavatn ⓘ
notableFor allowing divers to swim between tectonic plates ⓘ
clear, filtered glacial water ⓘ
partOf Silfra fissure ⓘ
partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
protectedArea Þingvellir National Park ⓘ
safetyRequirement cold-water diving equipment ⓘ
dry suit for scuba diving ⓘ
tectonicSetting boundary between North American Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
dive tourism ⓘ
usedFor scuba diving ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ
visibility up to about 100 meters ⓘ
waterClarity high visibility ⓘ
waterSource glacial meltwater from Langjökull glacier ⓘ
waterTemperature approximately 2–4 °C year-round ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Silfra fissure → hasSection → Big Crack ⓘ