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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
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
elevation about 5100 metres above sea level
approximately 16700 feet above sea level
environment cold desert
feedsRiver Teesta River
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
linked to: Eastern Himalayas

Eastern Himalayas
Indian Himalayas
North Sikkim district
Sikkim
locatedNear Gurudongmar Lake
India–China border
Tibet
locatedNorthOf Lachen
locatedOn Indian subcontinent
nearbyBorder China
Tibet Autonomous Region
outflow Teesta River
partOf Himalayan lake system
primarySourceOf Teesta River
region Eastern Himalayas
state Sikkim
surfaceType often frozen in winter
surroundedBy snow-clad mountains
tourismType high-altitude tourism
waterType freshwater

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Tista sourceLocation Tso Lhamo Lake