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.
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
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FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
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POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
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