The Silfra fissure in Iceland is the crack between North America and Europe. It is the only place in the world where you can swim between two tectonic plates. Produced by Claudia Romeo Latest ...

Traditionally, scientists believed that the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates fully separated around ... formations-particularly beneath Iceland and the Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge ...

Despite its reputation for safety, Iceland’s position on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between the Eurasian and the North American tectonic plates means it’s highly prone to natural disasters.