What is the surface area of Lake Baikal?
Lake Baikal
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Lake Baikal is in a rift valley, created by the Baikal Rift Zone, where the Earth's crust is slowly pulling apart.[18] At 636km (395mi) long and 79km (49mi) wide, Lake Baikal has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in Asia, at 31,722km2 (12,248sqmi), and is the deepest lake in the world at 1,642m (5,387ft). The bottom of the lake is 1,186.5m (3,893ft) below sea level, but below this lies some 7km (4.3mi) of sediment, placing the rift floor some 8–11km (5.0–6.8mi) below the surface, the deepest continental rift on Earth.[18] In geological terms, the rift is young and active – it widens about 2cm (0.8in) per year. The fault zone is also seismically active; hot springs occur in the area and notable earthquakes happen every few years. The lake is divided into three basins: North, Central, and South, with depths about 900m (3,000ft), 1,600m (5,200ft), and 1,400m (4,600ft), respectively. Fault-controlled accommodation zones rising to depths about 300m (980ft) separate the basins. The North and Central basins are separated by Academician Ridge, while the area around the Selenga Delta and the Buguldeika Saddle separates the Central and South basins. The lake drains into the Angara tributary of the Yenisei. Notable landforms include Cape Ryty on Baikal's northwest coast.