Pothonggang Canal
The Pothonggang Canal (Pot'onggang Canal, Potonggang Unha) is a river in North Korea. It flows through the capital Pyongyang and is a tributary of the Pothong River. Prior to 1946, the canal was part of the Pothong River. That year, the Pothong River Improvement Project separated the Canal.[1]
| Pothonggang Canal | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 보통강운하 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Botong-gang-unha |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pot'ong-gang-unha |
Today, the canal is home to a park, the Potong River Pleasure Ground. Since 2013, the USS Pueblo, a US Navy vessel captured by North Korea in 1968, is moored in the canal, where it serves as a museum ship.
References
- "Ufergebiet des Flusses Pothonggang" [The Banks of the Potong River] (in German). Nordkorea-Information. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016.
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