Pothonggang Canal

Canal in Pyongyang, North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Quick Facts Korean name, Chosŏn'gŭl ...
Pothonggang Canal
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Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
보통강운하
Hancha
普通江運河
Revised RomanizationBotonggang-unha
McCune–ReischauerPot'onggang-unha
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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.

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