Gokyo Explained

Gokyo
Native Name:गोक्यो
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Sagarmatha Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Solukhumbu District
Subdivision Type3:VDC
Subdivision Name3:Khumjung
Population As Of:1991
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.9544°N 86.6953°W
Elevation M:4,750

Gokyo is a small village in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, at the foot of Gokyo Ri and located on the eastern shore of the third Gokyo Lake, Dudh Pokhari. To the southeast is the village of Chharchung. Gokyo is best viewed on Google Earth at 27.9544°N 86.6953°W.

The village is located at an elevation of,[1] making it one of the highest settlements in Nepal and in the world. Almost all the buildings are guest houses for trekkers. The people who live in the village leave during the winter and move to other (lower) villages such as Namche Bazaar.

In 1995, an avalanche killed 42 people, including 17 foreign nationals (13 Japanese, two Canadians, one Irish woman and a German). A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal had resulted in of snow being dumped into the mountains during the previous week, significantly increasing the avalanche hazard.[2]


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Notes and References

  1. Book: Reynolds, Kev . Kev Reynolds. Everest: A Trekker's Guide: Trekking Routes in Nepal and Tibet . 13 May 2012 . 23 April 2012 . Cicerone Press Limited . 978-1-84965-480-7 . 151.
  2. Web site: The Gokyo Avalanche of November 1995. caingram.info. 29 April 2014.