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
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
Gokyo Lakes
Himalayas
Province No. 1
Solukhumbu District
locatedInProtectedArea Sagarmatha National Park
locatedInRiverBasin Dudh Koshi River basin
linked to: Dudh Koshi
locatedNear Gokyo Ri
Gokyo village
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
outflow stream to Dudh Pokhari and downstream Gokyo lakes
partOf Gokyo Lakes system
linked to: Gokyo Lakes

high-altitude wetlands of Sagarmatha National Park
primaryWaterSource glacial meltwater
snowmelt
ramsarSiteComponentOf Gokyo and associated wetlands Ramsar Site
ramsarSiteDesignationYear 2007
rankByAreaInGokyoLakes largest lake
rankByElevation one of the highest-altitude lakes in Nepal
rankByVolumeInGokyoLakes largest lake
recognizedBy Ramsar Convention
region Khumbu
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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Gokyo Lakes majorLake Thonak Cho