Stony Tunguska


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Stony Tunguska

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Tun•gu•ska

(tʊŋˈgu skə)

n.
any of three tributaries (Lower Tunguska, Stony Tunguska, and Upper Tunguska) of the Yenesei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia.
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Noun1.Stony Tunguska - a river in Siberia that flows northwest to become a tributary of the Yenisei River
Tunguska
Siberia - a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
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