| Tso Lhamo Lake | |
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 Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the Dongkha La, looking northwest | |
  Tso Lhamo Lake Location in Sikkim  Tso Lhamo Lake Tso Lhamo Lake (India) | |
| Location | North Sikkim, Sikkim, India |
| Coordinates | 28°00′33″N 88°45′19″E / 28.0091°N 88.7553°E |
| Primary inflows | Glacial |
| Basin countries | India |
| Designation | Restricted area |
| Max. depth | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft) |
Tso Lhamo lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an elevation of 5,100 m (16,700 ft).[1] It is situated in Mangan district, Sikkim, India, about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the international border with China. It is fed by waters from Zemu glacier, Kangtse glacier or Pauhunri glacier, and is the source of the Teesta river.
Joseph Dalton Hooker referred to the lake as Cholamoo lake.[2] Its name is also spelled Chho Lhamo[3] and Cholamu lake.[4]
Geography
[edit]Tso Lhamo Lake is a glacial, fresh-water lake located northeast of the Kangchenjunga range in a high plateau area connected with the Tibetan Plateau.[5][6]
The Gurudongmar Lake lies some 5 km (3.1 mi) to the west.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Romshoo, S.; Panigrahy, S.; Patel, J. G.; Parihar, J. S. (2012). National Wetland Atlas : High Altitude Lakes of India (Report). Ahmedabad: Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Government of India.
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1854). Himalayan journals: or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains etc. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. p. 125.
- ^ Das, S.; Roy, A. (2002). Sikkim : A Traveller's Guide. New Delhi: Sangam Books Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 978-81-7824-008-4.
- ^ Bisht, R. C. (2008). International Encyclopaedia of Himalayas (5 Vols.). New Delhi: Mittal Publication. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-8324-265-3.
- ^ Negi, S.S. (1 April 2002). Himalayan Rivers, Lakes and Glaciers. New Delhi, India: Indus Publishing Company. p. 156. ISBN 978-81-85182-61-2. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Choudhury, Maitreyee (2006). Sikkim: Geographical Perspectives. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publication. p. 10. ISBN 978-81-8324-158-8. Retrieved 27 November 2009.