Pur (Russia)

Pur
Пур
Pur (Russia) is located in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Pur (Russia)
Mouth location in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
CountryYamalia
Physical characteristics
SourcePyakupur
 • locationnear Muravlenko, Yamalia
 • coordinates63°12′11″N 73°54′18″E / 63.203°N 73.905°E / 63.203; 73.905
 • elevation111 m (364 ft)
2nd sourceAyvasedapur
 • locationnear Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansia
 • coordinates63°03′29″N 80°32′13″E / 63.058°N 80.537°E / 63.058; 80.537
 • elevation140 m (460 ft)
Source confluence 
 • locationnear Tarko-Sale, Yamalia
 • coordinates64°56′50″N 77°48′50″E / 64.9472°N 77.8139°E / 64.9472; 77.8139
 • elevation16 m (52 ft)
MouthTaz Estuary, Kara Sea
 • location
near Nakhodka, Yamalia
 • coordinates
67°33′14″N 77°53′02″E / 67.554°N 77.8838°E / 67.554; 77.8838
 • elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Length389 km (242 mi)
Basin size112,000 km2 (43,000 sq mi)

The Pur (Russian: Пур) is a river in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It has a length of 389 kilometres (242 mi) —1,024 kilometres (636 mi) counting the length of the Pyakupur at its head. The area of its basin is 112,000 square kilometres (43,000 sq mi).[1]

The Urengoy gas field and Gubkin gas and oil field are located in the basin of the Pur.

  1. ^ "Река ПУР in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).