Tso Lhamo Lake

"Tso Lhamo" redirects here. For the Oracle Lake near Lhasa, Tibet, see Lhamo La-tso.

Tso Lhamo Lake
Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the Donkia Pass, looking northwest as reported in Joseph Dalton Hooker's Himalayan Journals.
Location	North Sikkim, Sikkim, India
Coordinates	28°00′48″N 88°45′22″E / 28.013195°N 88.756142°E / 28.013195; 88.756142Coordinates: 28°00′48″N 88°45′22″E / 28.013195°N 88.756142°E / 28.013195; 88.756142
Basin countries	India
Surface elevation	17,100 ft (5,200 m)

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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Tilicho lake
• Lake Tsongmo
• Khecheopalri Lake

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ 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. 
4. ^ as originally reported by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker upon ascending the Donkia Pass on November 7, 1849.
5. ^ 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. 
6. ^ 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.