Podkamennaya Tunguska

Podkamennaya Tunguska Stony Tunguska
Map of the Podkamennaya Tunguska basin
Location
Country	Russian Federation
Physical characteristics
Source	Angara Range
• location	near Rudnogorsk, Irkutsk Oblast
• coordinates	57°41′46″N 104°20′20″E / 57.696°N 104.339°E / 57.696; 104.339
• elevation	514 m (1,686 ft)
Mouth	Yenisey
• location	Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk Krai
• coordinates	61°35′40″N 90°08′00″E / 61.5944°N 90.1333°E / 61.5944; 90.1333
• elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Length	1,865 km (1,159 mi)
Basin size	240,000 km2 (93,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1,750 m3/s (62,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Yenisey→ Kara Sea

The Podkamennaya Tunguska (Russian: Подкаменная Тунгуска, literally Tunguska under the stones; Evenki: Дулгу Катэнӈа, Ket: Ӄо’ль) also known as Middle Tunguska or Stony Tunguska, is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

History

In 1908, an asteroid impacted near the river and later became known as the Tunguska event.

In popular culture

The river was the set location in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation DLC map, Call of The Dead.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia

References

External links

• Media related to Podkamennaya Tunguska River at Wikimedia Commons

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