Tso Lhamo Lake
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Tso Lhamo Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in the eastern Himalayas of Sikkim, India, renowned for its remote location near the Tibetan border and its role in feeding major regional rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tso Lhamo Lake canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lake
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high-altitude lake ⓘ |
| access |
requires special permits
ⓘ
restricted ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 4 kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 2 kilometres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| category |
High-altitude lakes of India
ⓘ
Lakes of Sikkim ⓘ Lakes of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | North Sikkim district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 5100 metres above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 16700 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| environment | cold desert ⓘ |
| feedsRiver | Teesta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSignificance | headwaters of Teesta basin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to Tibetan Plateau
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ source region of major rivers ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sikkim district NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gurudongmar Lake
NERFINISHED
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India–China border ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Lachen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyBorder |
China
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ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Teesta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Himalayan lake system ⓘ |
| primarySourceOf | Teesta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceType | often frozen in winter ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | snow-clad mountains ⓘ |
| tourismType | high-altitude tourism ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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