Sun Kosi
E155129
The Sun Kosi is a major Himalayan river in Nepal, renowned for its long white-water rafting expeditions and as a key tributary of the Kosi river system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sun Kosi canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
white-water river ⓘ |
| approximateLength | 270 km ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
China
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| confluenceWith |
Indrawati River
ⓘ
Likhu Khola ⓘ Tamakoshi River ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| drainageBasinFeature | Himalayan catchment ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west to east ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Dolakha District
ⓘ
Ramechhap District ⓘ Saptari District ⓘ Sindhuli District ⓘ Sindhupalchok District ⓘ Udayapur District ⓘ |
| forms | Sapt Koshi at confluence with Arun and Tamur ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
commercial rafting ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerPotential | yes ⓘ |
| hasRaftingDifficulty |
Class III
ⓘ
Class IV ⓘ |
| knownFor |
kayaking
ⓘ
long white-water rafting expeditions ⓘ multi-day rafting trips ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Nepali ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Himalayas ⓘ |
| majorUse |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ transport for local communities ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
confluence with Arun and Tamur rivers
ⓘ
near Tribenighat, Nepal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | River of gold ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River basin
Kosi river system ⓘ |
| region |
eastern Nepal
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Nepal
|
| sourceLocation |
Nepal–China border
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet–Nepal border region
|
| tributaryOf |
Kosi
ⓘ
surface form:
Kosi River
Koshi River ⓘ
surface form:
Sapt Koshi
|
| upstreamNameVariant |
Bhote Koshi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhote Kosi
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.