Upper Tunguska

Upper Tunguska
the lower course of the Angara River. Cf. Angara.

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  • Upper Tunguska — Up′per Tungu′ska n. geg See under Tunguska …   From formal English to slang

  • Upper Tunguska — noun a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River • Syn: ↑Angara, ↑Angara River, ↑Tunguska • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑Siberia * * * the lower …   Useful english dictionary

  • Upper Tunguska — /ʌpə tʊnˈguskə/ (say upuh toon goohskuh) noun See Angara …  

  • Tunguska — is a region in Russia. The term may also refer to one of the following.*Any of the Tunguska Rivers ** Upper Tunguska, an old name of the lower flow of Angara River ** Stony Tunguska River (Russian: Podkamennaya Tunguska ; the place of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Tunguska Basin — [toon go͞os′kä] large coal basin in central Siberia, between the Yenisei & Lena rivers: it is drained by three rivers, the Lower Tunguska, Stony Tunguska, & Upper Tunguska (usually called the Angara River), which flow west into the Yenisei * * * …   Universalium

  • Tunguska Basin — [toon go͞os′kä] large coal basin in central Siberia, between the Yenisei & Lena rivers: it is drained by three rivers, the Lower Tunguska, Stony Tunguska, & Upper Tunguska (usually called the Angara River), which flow west into the Yenisei …   English World dictionary

  • Tunguska River — There are three rivers in Eastern Siberia that share the name Tunguska ( ru. Тунгуска). All three are right tributaries of Yenisei.* Upper Tunguska, or Angara * Stony Tunguska River * Lower Tunguska RiverThere is also the Tunguska River in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Tunguska — geographical name any of three rivers in central Russia in Asia, tributaries of the Yenisey: Lower Tunguska, Stony Tunguska, & Upper Tunguska (lower course of the Angara) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Tunguska — /toong gooh skeuh/; Russ. /toohn gooh skeuh/, n. any of three tributaries of the Yenisei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia: includes the Lower Tunguska 2000 mi. (3220 km) long; the Upper Tunguska or the lower course of the Angara;… …   Universalium

  • Tunguska — Tun•gu•ska [[t]tʊŋˈgu skə[/t]] n. geg any of three tributaries (Lower Tunguska Stony Tunguska and Upper Tunguska) of the Yenesei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia …   From formal English to slang

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