Tso Lhamo Lake
Tso Lhamo lake[1] or Chho Lhamo[2] or Cholamu lake [3] or Cholamoo lake[4][5] is one of the highest lakes in the world, located approximately at an altitude of 17,100 ft (5,210 m). It is situated in North Sikkim, India, only some 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Chinese border.
Geography
This glacial, fresh-water lake[6] is located northeast of the Kangchenjunga range in a high plateau area connected with the Tibetan Plateau.[1]
The Gurudongmar Lake lies some 5 km (3.1 mi) to the west.
Tso Lhamo is attributed to be originating source of the Tista River.
Cholamu lake is the highest lake in India, located at an altitude of 18,000 ft (5,486 m).
See also
References
- ^ a b Negi, S.S. (1 April 2002). Himalayan Rivers, Lakes and Glaciers. New Delhi, India: Indus Publishing Company. p. 156. ISBN 978-8185182612. http://books.google.com/books?id=5YtUShKY8zcC&pg=PA156. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ Das, Sujoy; Roy, Anuradha (2 January 2002). Sikkim : A Traveller's Guide. New Delhi, India: Sangam Books Ltd. p. 38. ISBN 978-8178240084. http://books.google.com/books?id=Xnw-2sU1KMoC&pg=PA38. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ Bisht, Ramesh Chandra (1 January 2008). International Encyclopaedia of Himalayas (5 Vols.). New Delhi, India: Mittal Publication. p. 18. ISBN 978-8183242653. ASIN B002QVXS82. http://books.google.com/books?id=aHnK8W5FwYoC&pg=PA18. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ as originally reported by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker upon ascending the Donkia Pass on November 7, 1849.
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1854). Himalayan journals: or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains etc.. London, England: John Murray, Albemarle Stree. p. 125. http://books.google.com/books?id=KHYOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA125. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ Choudhury, Maitreyee (2006). Sikkim: Geographical Perspectives. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publication. p. 10. ISBN 978-8183241588. http://books.google.com/books?id=W9EwNfXkxZwC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-11-27.