Vasyugan swamp in Tomsk region

The Vasyugan Swamp (Russian: Васюганские болота) is one of the largest swamps in the world, occupying 53,000 km² of western Siberia. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving The swamp is located in the Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk oblasts of Russia along the left bank of the Ob River. Novosibirsk Oblast (Новосиби́рская о́бласть Novosibirskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Omsk Oblast (О́мская о́бласть Omskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) located in southwestern Tomsk Oblast (То́мская о́бласть Tomskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ob River (Обь also Obi, is a major river in West Siberia, Russia, the country's fourth longest

The swamp is a major reservoir of fresh water for the region and several rivers find their sources there. Freshwater is a word that refers to bodies of water such as Ponds lakes rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved Salts and other Total dissolved

The swamp 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. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit This page is about the physical properties of gas as a state of matter