Lyantor
Encyclopedia
Lyantor is a town in Surgutsky District
of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
, located on the Pim River
(Ob's
tributary
), 625 kilometres (388.4 mi) northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk
. Population:
It was established in 1967 in place of a fishing
settlement of Pim due to discovery of oil
and natural gas
deposits in its vicinity. It was granted work settlement
status in 1980 and town status in 1992.
The economy is based on oil
extraction.
Surgutsky District
Surgutsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 7 in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia....
of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Pim River
Pim River
Pim is a river in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ob, and is 390 km long, with a drainage basin of 12 700 km². The average discharge 166 km from its mouth is 68 m³/s. The river is frozen over from the end of November until May.The...
(Ob's
Ob River
The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...
tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
), 625 kilometres (388.4 mi) northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
. Population:
It was established in 1967 in place of a fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
settlement of Pim due to discovery of oil
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
and natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
deposits in its vicinity. It was granted work settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1980 and town status in 1992.
The economy is based on oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
extraction.