The article analyses the results of geophysical studies of rift structures in East Antarctic, direct geological surveying of which is impossible due to a thick ice sheet. A model is proposed for the formation of Lake Vostok depression suggesting its emplacement within the regional transtensional zone. The Lake basin includes the southern longitudinal graben forming along the main shear and the northwestern basin, which is estimated as a pull-apart structure. Based on results of the gravity and magnetic field interpretation proposed in the article, the identification and parameters of the interblock suture zone in the basement of the coastal part of the subglacial Lake Vostok are substantiated. Similarities in the structure of the Earth’s crust of regional and local structures containing Lakes Vostok and Baikal have been recorded for a large number of features: spatial correlation with position of regional shear zones; geniculate morphology of lake basins composed of linear longitudinal depressions parallel to direction of the shear zone and depressions controlled by diagonal fault displacements; relief of adjacent structures; steepness of coasts; high seismicity with earthquakes localized along the main axes of fault displacements as well as the Earth’s crust structure of geostructures controlling these basins. The formation model of rift structures of East Antarctic localized along subparallel shear zones is presented. To explain the geodynamic nature of rift systems, the model of the upper mantle convective cell is used. The Vostok, Scott, Aurora, Concordia, Adventure, Wilkes, and Astrolabe depressions form an extensive tectonic zone approximately 2,000 km long and 1,500 km wide. Tectonic schemes showing localization of the East Antarctic rift system as well as depressions of the Mesozoic West Transbaikal rift area and the Cenozoic Baikal-Stanovoi rift zone are presented.

The use of the zonal-block model of the earth's crust for the construction of regional tectonic schemes and sections of the earth's crust based on a complex of geological and geophysical data makes it possible to consider the resulting maps and sections as tectonic models. The main elements of such models are blocks with an ancient continental base and interblock zones formed by complexes of island arcs, an accretionary prism, or oceanic crust. The developed geotectonic model of the Sea of Okhotsk region reflects the features of the deep structure, tectonics, and geodynamics. The Cimmerian Novosibirsk-Chukotka, Verkhoyansk-Kolyma, Kolyma-Omolon, and Amur folded regions and the Alpides of the Koryak-Kamchatka and Sakhalin-Sikhote-Alin folded regions are developed along the northern, western, and southern boundaries of the Sea of Okhotsk megablock with a continental crust type. From the east, the megablock is limited by oceanic basins and island arcs.

The article presents structural and geotectonic features of Iturup Island, the largest island in the Greater Kuril Ridge, a unique natural site, which can be considered as a geological reference. The structural and geotectonic analysis carried out on the basis of a comprehensive study of the new Earth remote sensing data, maps of anomalous geophysical geophysical fields, and other geological and geophysical materials using modern modelling methods made it possible for the first time to identify or clarify the location of previously discovered discontinuous faults, typify them and determine the kinematics, as well as to establish a more reliable spatial relationship of the identified structures with magmatism with the stages of the geological development of the region. The constructed diagram of the density distribution of the zones with increased tectonic fracturing shows a significant correlation between the distribution of minerals and weakened areas of the Earth's crust and can be used as an alternative method for predicting minerals in the study region, especially in remote and hard-to-reach areas. The presented approach can be extended to the other islands of the Greater Kuril Ridge, thereby bringing research geologists closer to obtaining the answers to questions about the features of the geotectonic structure and evolution of the island arc. The use of customized software products significantly speeds up the process of interpreting a large array of geological and geophysical data.

The article presents the results of comprehensive studies carried out by the research team of Saint Petersburg Mining University in cooperation with the specialists from the State Museum-Preserve "Tauric Chersonese" in 2019. The purpose of the work was to discover and map antique and medieval crypts (ancient burial structures) on the territory of suburban necropolis of Tauric Chersonese in the Karantinnaya balka. The complex of geophysical methods included continuous ground penetrating radar sounding at two center frequencies of 350 and 500 MHz and contactless electrical tomography. To minimize spatial errors in the process of studies, topographic and geodetic works were carried out. For the first time wave electromagnetic effects were identified, which indicated the positions of hidden underground crypts. Geological factors were established that are favorable for cutting crypts in the layered thickness of Sarmatian limestones. The obtained results allowed to justify the feasibility of continuing geophysical works at the necropolis in order to study interior space of the discovered crypts and to determine the boundaries of archaeological heritage.