Dongkha La

Dongkha la
Elevation	18,000 ft (5,486 m)
Location
Location	India, Sikkim
Range	Himalaya

Dongkha la or Donkia Pass^[1] (el. 18,000 ft or 5,500 m)^[2][3][4] is a high mountain pass in the Himalaya connecting Sikkim in India with Tibet in China.

The pass offers a view of the Tibetan Plateau. The pass is located in North Sikkim. The Tso Lhamo Lake is located near the pass ^[1], 6.5 km (4.0 mi) long and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide.^[5] The Teesta River is attributed to originate from Tso Lhamo lake. The Gurudongmar Lake some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to west-northwest also feeds Teesta.

First observation in western literature was provided by Joseph Dalton Hooker, crossing the pass on September 7, 1849.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} White, J. Claude; White, J. Claude (4 May 1996). Sikkim & Bhutan. Asian Educational Services. p. 89. ISBN 978-8120611832. http://books.google.com/books?id=yOxI0aac7LEC&pg=PA89. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
2. ^ Joshi, H.G. (15 October 2004). Sikkim ; Past and Present. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-8170999324. http://books.google.com/books?id=L7gIVNzkN2YC&pg=PA41. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
3. ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (15 October 2008). Himalayan Journals, Notes of a Naturalist: In Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains, Etc.. Forgotten Books. p. 637. ISBN 978-1606209837. http://www.forgottenbooks.org/info/9781606209837. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
4. ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (15 October 2008). Himalayan Journals, Notes of a Naturalist: In Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains, Etc.. Forgotten Books. p. 619. ISBN 978-1606209837. http://www.forgottenbooks.org/info/9781606209837. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
5. ^ Krishnan, J. K (2005). Academic Dictionary of Tourism. Delhi, India: Isha Books. p. 89. ISBN 81-8205 259-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=x8H_ZiKEg7wC&pg=PA275. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 

External links

• Mountain passes of Sikkim