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.
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .