Dongkha La

Dongkha la
Dongkha la
Dongkha la
Elevation18,156.2 ft (5,534 m)
LocationSikkim, India
RangeHimalaya
Coordinates27°59′15″N 88°46′02″E / 27.98750°N 88.76722°E / 27.98750; 88.76722

The Dongkha la or Donkia Pass(Chinese: 东卡拉山口) (el. 18,156.2 ft or 5,534.0 m) 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 6.5 km (4.0 mi) is long and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide, and is the source of the Teesta River. Gurudongmar Lake, some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) 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 7 September 1849.

Dongkha La
Traditional Chinese東卡拉山口
Simplified Chinese东卡拉山口
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindònggālā shānkǒu
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