The Pur () is a river in the
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,
Russia
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. It has a length of — counting the length of the Pyakupur at its head. The area of its
basin is .
The
Urengoy gas field and
Gubkin gas and oil field are located in the basin of the Pur.
Course
The Pur is formed at the confluence of the
Pyakupur and
Ayvasedapur rivers, which have their sources in the northern slopes of the
Siberian Uvaly. It flows roughly northwards across the northern
West Siberian Plain
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,
meander
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ing strongly. In its lower course its channel divided into branches.
Purovsky District is named after the river.
Just a few miles west of the mouth of the
Taz, the Pur flows into the
Taz Estuary, which is connected through the
Gulf of Ob with the
Kara Sea
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. The river freezes up in November and stays icebound until May.
See also
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List of rivers of Russia
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References
External links
Gas production
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