The Baikal Rift Zone is responsible for the lake’s creation, where the Earth’s crust is slowly pulling apart. This rift valley is a living, breathing geological feature that continues to evolve.

While the term ‘blood-red lake’ might conjure up chilling images, the truth of Lake Baikal’s deep blue waters is equally ...

The Baikal Rift Zone is a series of continental rifts centered beneath Lake Baikal in southeastern Russia. Current strain in the rifts tends to be extending with some shear movement. A series of ...

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