Podkamennaya Tunguska

Coordinates: 61°35′40″N 90°08′00″E / 61.5944°N 90.1333°E / 61.5944; 90.1333
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Podkamennaya Tunguska
Stony Tunguska
Map of the Podkamennaya Tunguska basin
Location
CountryRussian Federation
Physical characteristics
SourceAngara Range
 • locationnear Rudnogorsk, Irkutsk Oblast
 • coordinates57°41′46″N 104°20′20″E / 57.696°N 104.339°E / 57.696; 104.339
 • elevation514 m (1,686 ft)
MouthYenisey
 • 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)
Length1,865 km (1,159 mi)
Basin size240,000 km2 (93,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average1,750 m3/s (62,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionYeniseyKara 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.

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