A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates. The canyon is a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents and every year these two continental plates drift about 2cm further apart. French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie dived to 49ft and captured these images during an expedition through the freshwater Silfra canyon, located in Thingvellir Lake, Iceland. The 40-year-old, of Montpellier, France, says: “I had the privilege to dive at the famous Silfra dive site, probably the most impressive freshwater rift in Iceland.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .