Tso Lhamo Lake

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Tso Lhamo lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an elevation of Template:Cvt.[1] It is situated in Mangan district, Sikkim, India, about Template:Cvt southwest of the international border with China. It is fed by waters from Zemu glacier, Kangtse glacier or Pauhunri glacier, and is the source of the Teesta river.

Joseph Dalton Hooker referred to the lake as Cholamoo lake.[2] Its name is also spelled Chho Lhamo[3] and Cholamu lake.[4]

Geography

Tso Lhamo Lake is a glacial, fresh-water lake located northeast of the Kangchenjunga range in a high plateau area connected with the Tibetan Plateau.[5][6]

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