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.
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .