Baikal Rift Zone, Lake Baikal

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 basins form along the zone for more than 2,000 kilometres, creating a rift valley. The rifts form between the Eurasian Plate to the west and the Amur Plate to the east. ()