Thonak Cho
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Thonak Cho is one of the largest and highest-altitude glacial lakes in Nepal’s Gokyo Lakes system in the Everest region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacial lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| drainageType | closed glacial basin with surface outflow ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | alpine lake ecosystem ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 15863 feet
ⓘ
approximately 4835 metres ⓘ |
| freezingPeriod | frozen in winter months ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Everest region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gokyo Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Province No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Sagarmatha National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRiverBasin | Dudh Koshi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gokyo Ri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gokyo village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
approximately 205 feet
ⓘ
approximately 62.4 metres ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear turquoise water
ⓘ
high altitude ⓘ large size among Gokyo Lakes ⓘ |
| onRoute | Everest Base Camp via Gokyo trekking route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | stream to Dudh Pokhari and downstream Gokyo lakes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gokyo Lakes system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-altitude wetlands of Sagarmatha National Park ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSource |
glacial meltwater
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| ramsarSiteComponentOf | Gokyo and associated wetlands Ramsar Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ramsarSiteDesignationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| rankByAreaInGokyoLakes | largest lake ⓘ |
| rankByElevation | one of the highest-altitude lakes in Nepal ⓘ |
| rankByVolumeInGokyoLakes | largest lake ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Ramsar Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Khumbu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 0.61 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 1.59 square kilometres ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
glacial lake outburst flood risk ⓘ glacier retreat ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
mountain viewing
ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-altitude limnological studies
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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