Tunguska Basin: Difference between revisions

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The Tunguska Basin was a river bed in the Tunguska province of Russia. In 1908, the Tunguska Scroll was recovered from the crash site of a Prastaki trading vessel in the basin. (TV: Enemy of the Bane)

There is some dispute as to the spelling of the name of this basin. The name is seen in SJA set art as "Tanguska". However, on the SJA website, it's given as "Tunguska", the generally-accepted English spelling of the name. Due to the vagaries of transliteration from Slavic languages, both English spellings are possible. It can be assumed, although it is never specified, that the Sarah Jane script is actually referring to the Substone Tunguska River basin, as that is the Tunguska River most associated with the mysterious Tunguska event that the episode seems to reference.

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-The '''Tanguska Basin''' was a region in [[Russia]]. In [[1908]] the [[Tunguska Scroll]] was recovered in the basin. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane]]'')
+The '''Tunguska Basin''' was a river bed in the [[Tunguska province]] of [[Russia]]. In [[1908]], the [[Tunguska Scroll]] was recovered from the crash site of a [[Prastaki]] trading vessel in the basin. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'')
-:''The name of the basin was seen in set art and seems to be a misspelling of the Tunguska basin formed by the Tunguska river. (the name of the scroll is spelled correct). Still the possibility exists that in the world of Doctor Who the river is simply spelled differently.
-[[Category:Earth locations]]
+== Behind the scenes ==
+* There is some dispute as to the spelling of the name of this basin. The name is seen in ''SJA'' set art as "Tanguska". However, on the ''SJA'' website, it's given as "Tunguska", the generally-accepted English spelling of the name. Due to the vagaries of transliteration from Slavic languages, both English spellings are possible. It can be assumed, although it is never specified, that the ''Sarah Jane'' script is actually referring to the {{w|Podkamennaya Tunguska River|Substone Tunguska River}} basin, as that is the Tunguska River most associated with the mysterious {{w|Tunguska event}} that the episode seems to reference.
+[[Category:Russian locations]]
+[[Category:Earth regions]]