Lake Baikal - A Touchstone for Global Change and Rift Studies
http://marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/baikal/index.htmlUnited States Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Marine and Coastal Geology Program, United States Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Marine and Coastal Geology Program
This is a United States Geological Survey (USGS) fact sheet about the Lake Baikal rift system. This site provides a good general overview of this rift system, illustrating its importance to the overall study of plate tectonics. The Lake Baikal rift system is a modern analogue for formation of ancient Atlantic-type continental margins. It tells us the first chapter in the story of how continents separate and ultimately develop into ocean basins like the Atlantic Ocean. Continental rifting is an important component of plate tectonics theory.
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