Pothonggang Canal Explained

Context:north
Hangul:보통강운하
Mr:Pot'ong-gang-unha
Rr:Botong-gang-unha

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]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ufergebiet des Flusses Pothonggang . The Banks of the Potong River . de. Nordkorea-Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20160119105410/http://www.nordkorea-info.de/ufergebiet-des-flusses-pothonggang.html . 19 January 2016 . live.