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Tunguska
Tunguska , name of three eastern tributaries of the Yenisei River, Siberian Russia. The rivers cut across the swampy forests of E central Siberia, draining the Tunguska Basin . Furthest north is the Lower Tunguska, Rus. Nizhnyaya Tunguska , c.1,590 mi (2,600 km) long. It rises in the Central Siberian Plateau N of Lake Baykal and flows past Tura to join the Yenisei at Turukhansk. Flowing generally west, it is navigable (May-October) for c.1,100 mi (1,770 km). The Stony Tunguska, Rus. Podkamennaya Tunguska , c.980 mi (1,580 km) long, rises west of the headwaters of the Lower Tunguska. It flows generally NW past Baykit; there are rapids in its lower course. Upper Tunguska, Rus. Verkhnyaya Tunguska , is the name given to the lower course of the Angara River. It flows generally west and joins the Yenisei at Strelka. The area of the three rivers is the home of the Tungus . |
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"Tunguska." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tunguska." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tunguska.html "Tunguska." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tunguska.html |
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Tunguska event
Tunguska event An explosion above the Podkamennaya Tunguska (Stony Tunguska) River region of central Siberia at about 7.30 a.m. local time on 1908June30, caused by a large stony meteorite or cometary fragment. A fireball as bright as the Sun detonated in mid-air, producing dust which caused abnormally bright nights across Europe for days afterwards. Expeditions to the site found a vast (2200 km2) area of devastation, with trees knocked over and scorched up to 40 km away, but no craters were found. The incoming body is thought to have been 50–100 m in diameter, and to have exploded 8–9 km above the ground with the energy of 15–20 megatonnes of TNT.
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"Tunguska event." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tunguska event." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Tunguskaevent.html "Tunguska event." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Tunguskaevent.html |
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Tunguska
Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk Territory/Russia Three tributaries of the Yenisey River have this name which originates from the Tungus ‘Far People’, another name for the Evenk who live in an area extending eastward from the Yenisey River to the Pacific Ocean. There are also towns called Podkamennaya Tunguska, also the name of one of the tributaries, and Sukhaya Tunguska.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tunguska." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tunguska." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Tunguska.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tunguska." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Tunguska.html |
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