Tunguska, formerly also written Tungonska, may refer to:
* The
Tunguska event
The Tunguska event (occasionally also called the Tunguska incident) was an approximately 12- megaton explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of June 3 ...
, a catastrophic explosion over Siberia in 1908.
Places
* Rivers in Russia:
** Upper Tunguska, an old name of the lower course of the Angara, tributary of the Yenisey
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Podkamennaya Tunguska
The Podkamennaya Tunguska (russian: Подкаменная Тунгуска, literally ''Tunguska under the stones''; evn, Дулгу Катэнӈа, Ket: Ӄо’ль) also known as ''Middle Tunguska'' or ''Stony Tunguska'', is a river in Krasno ...
("Stony Tunguska", also: "Middle Tunguska"), tributary of the Yenisey; the place of the Tunguska event
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Nizhnyaya Tunguska
The Nizhnyaya Tunguska ( rus, Ни́жняя Тунгу́ска, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪjə tʊnˈɡuskə, meaning "Lower Tunguska") is a river in Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tribut ...
("Lower Tunguska"), tributary of the Yenisey
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Tunguska (Amur)
The Tunguska (russian: Тунгуска) is a river in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Amur. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Kur and Urmi. It flows into the Amur about 15 km north of the city Khabar ...
, tributary of the Amur
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Tunguska Plateau
The Tunguska Plateau ( rus, Тунгусское плато) is a mountain plateau in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. It is a part of the Central Siberian Plateau. The plateau is located in largely uninhabited area, the village of Noginsk was ...
Cymbals Eat Guitars
Cymbals Eat Guitars were an indie rock band from Staten Island, New York,Deliver Us''
* "Tunguska", a song by
Fanfarlo
Fanfarlo are a London-based indie/alternative band formed in 2006 by Swedish musician Simon Balthazar. They fuse elements of folk, indie rock and post-punk using eclectic instrumentation including trumpet, violin, mandolin, musical saw, clari ...
on their album, ''Rooms Filled with Light''
* "Tunguska", a song by Hopesfall on their album, '' Arbiter''
* "Tunguska" (''The X-Files''), a 1996 episode of ''The X-Files''
Other uses
* 2K22 Tunguska, a Russian anti-aircraft system
* 9M311 Tunguska, a surface-to-air missile used in the Tunguska-M1 system
Tungusic peoples
Tungusic peoples are an ethno-linguistic group formed by the speakers of Tungusic languages (or Manchu–Tungus languages). They are native to Siberia and Northeast Asia.
The Tungusic phylum is divided into two main branches, northern (Evenic or ...
