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[edit]

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

In popular culture[edit]

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

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