Vasyugan Swamp

The Vasyugan Swamp (Russian: Васюганские болота) is the largest swamp in the northern hemisphere as well as the largest peatland in the world.^[1] It is located in Russia, in southwestern Siberia.

The swamp is a major reservoir of fresh water for the region, and the Vasyugan river has its source there.^[2] It is home to a number of endangered species which is a concern among local environmentalists as the production of oil and gas has become a major industry in the region.

Location

Coordinates: 57°34′N 75°39′E / 57.567°N 75.650°E / 57.567; 75.650

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Vasyugan swamp (Russia)

It occupies 53,000 km²,^[3] which is about 2% of the whole area of peat bogs of the world. The swamp is located in the Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Tomsk regions of Russia along the west bank of the Ob River, and stretches between latitudes 55°35' and 58°40' North, and longitudes 74°30' and 83°30' East. It has about 800,000 small lakes in it.^[4]

History

It appeared nearly 10,000 years ago and from that time has constantly increased in size. 75% of the contemporary area became waterlogged less than 500 years ago.^[5]

Climate

The swamp has a continental climate (Walter system) or taiga (WWF system),^[6] with long cold winters and short hot summers.

References

^ Kirpotin, Sergey N.; Antoshkina, Olga A.; Berezin, Alexandr E.; Elshehawi, Samer; Feurdean, Angelica; Lapshina, Elena D.; Pokrovsky, Oleg S.; Peregon, Anna M.; Semenova, Natalia M.; Tanneberger, Franziska; Volkov, Igor V. (2021-11-01). "Great Vasyugan Mire: How the world's largest peatland helps addressing the world's largest problems". Ambio. 50 (11): 2038–2049. doi:10.1007/s13280-021-01520-2. ISSN 1654-7209. PMC 8497674. PMID 33677811.
^ Cohen, S.B.; Cohen, S. (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Columbia University Press. p. 4073. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^ "Poor Mojo's Newswire: The Vasyugan swamp, the biggest swamp in the world". Poormojo.org. 2010-05-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
^ "Vasyugan Swamp – Western Siberia, Russia – Life in Russia". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
^ "Great Vasyugan Mire | Greenpeace Russia". Greenpeace.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
^ "Taiga or Boreal Forest". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.

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[1] Kirpotin, Sergey N.; Antoshkina, Olga A.; Berezin, Alexandr E.; Elshehawi, Samer; Feurdean, Angelica; Lapshina, Elena D.; Pokrovsky, Oleg S.; Peregon, Anna M.; Semenova, Natalia M.; Tanneberger, Franziska; Volkov, Igor V. (2021-11-01). "Great Vasyugan Mire: How the world's largest peatland helps addressing the world's largest problems". Ambio. 50 (11): 2038–2049. doi:10.1007/s13280-021-01520-2. ISSN 1654-7209. PMC 8497674. PMID 33677811.

[Cohen_Cohen_2008_p._4073-2] Cohen, S.B.; Cohen, S. (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Columbia University Press. p. 4073. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

[3] "Poor Mojo's Newswire: The Vasyugan swamp, the biggest swamp in the world". Poormojo.org. 2010-05-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

[4] "Vasyugan Swamp – Western Siberia, Russia – Life in Russia". 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-24.

[5] "Great Vasyugan Mire | Greenpeace Russia". Greenpeace.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

[6] "Taiga or Boreal Forest". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.

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