Dongkha La Explained

Dongkha la
Elevation Ft:	18156.2
Location:	Sikkim, India
Range:	Himalaya
Map:	India Sikkim#India
Label Position:	left
Coordinates:	27.9875°N 88.7672°W

The Dongkha la or Donkia Pass (el. 18156.2feet)^{[1] [2] [3]} is a high mountain pass in the Himalaya connecting Sikkim in India with Tibet.

Located in North Sikkim, the pass offers a view of the Tibetan Plateau. The nearby Tso Lhamo Lake^[4] 6.5km (04miles) is long and 2.5km (01.6miles) wide,^[5] and is the source of the Teesta River. Gurudongmar Lake, some to west-northwest, also feeds the Teesta.

The first observer to record the pass in western literature was botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker, who crossed the pass on 7September 1849.

External links

• Mountain passes of Sikkim

Notes and References

1. Book: Joshi, H.G. . Sikkim ; Past and Present . 15 October 2004. Mittal Publications . New Delhi, India . 978-81-7099-932-4 . 41 . 2009-09-11.
2. Book: Hooker, Joseph Dalton . Himalayan Journals, Notes of a Naturalist: In Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains, Etc. . Joseph Dalton Hooker . 15 October 2008 . Forgotten Books . 978-1-60620-983-7 . 637 . 2009-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307215422/http://www.forgottenbooks.org/info/9781606209837 . 7 March 2012 . dead .
3. Book: Hooker, Joseph Dalton . Himalayan Journals, Notes of a Naturalist: In Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains, Etc. . Joseph Dalton Hooker . 15 October 2008 . Forgotten Books . 978-1-60620-983-7 . 619 . 2009-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307215422/http://www.forgottenbooks.org/info/9781606209837 . 7 March 2012 . dead .
4. Book: White, J. Claude . Sikkim & Bhutan . White, J. Claude. 4 May 1996. Asian Educational Services . 978-81-206-1183-2 . 89 . 2009-09-11.
5. Book: Krishnan, J. K . Academic Dictionary of Tourism . 2005 . Isha Books . Delhi, India. 978-81-8205-259-8 . 89 . 2009-09-11.