Strýtan (chimenea hidrotermal)
Iceland · Eyjafjörður fjordA chimney of geothermal origin rising from the floor of the fjord, fed by hot fresh water welling up from below. It is one of the very few formations of its kind accessible to recreational diving: most lie at abyssal depths.
Depth
15–70 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water (drysuit)
Average visibility
20 m
Water temperature
5 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
May-September
Recommended certification
Drysuit Diver
Approx. price
120 USD / dive
One of only two underwater hydrothermal chimneys in the world accessible to recreational diving, formed by water at 80°C.
Protection status
Monumento natural protegido por la autoridad ambiental islandesa
Sources consulted: Magmadive
Location
See on the interactive map79 species documented in Strýtan (chimenea hidrotermal)
Least ConcernFoca común
Phoca vitulina
Not EvaluatedMedusa melena de león
Cyanea capillata
Not EvaluatedVieira
Pecten maximus
Abadejo
Pollachius pollachius
Aguja de mar
Syngnathus acus
Almeja aguja ártica
Nuculana pernula
Almeja de Islandia
Arctica islandica
Almeja de arena
Mya arenaria
Critically EndangeredAnguila europea
Anguilla anguilla
Araña de mar de nariz larga
Macropodia rostrata
Arenque del Atlántico
Clupea harengus
Bacaladilla
Micromesistius poutassou
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