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.
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
