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			{{Short description\|Lake in Sikkim, India}}
	{{Redirect\|Tso Lhamo\|the ''Oracle Lake'' near [[Lhasa]], [[Tibet]]\|Lhamo La-tso}}		{{Redirect\|Tso Lhamo\|the ''Oracle Lake'' near [[Lhasa]], [[Tibet]]\|Lhamo La-tso}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2019}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2019}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2019}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2019}}
	{{Infobox body of water		{{Infobox body of water
	\|name = Tso Lhamo Lake		\| name = Tso Lhamo Lake
	\|image = Hooker_Himalayan.jpg		\| image = Hooker_Himalayan.jpg
	\|caption = Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the [[Dongkha La~~\|Donkia Pass~~]], looking northwest ~~as reported in [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]]'s ''Himalayan Journals''.~~		\| caption = Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the [[Dongkha La]], looking northwest
	\|alt = Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the Dongkha La Pass		\| alt = Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the Dongkha La Pass
	\|pushpin_map = India Sikkim#India		\| pushpin_map = India Sikkim#India
	\|pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lhamo Lake		\| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lhamo Lake
	\|pushpin_label_position = bottom		\| pushpin_label_position = bottom
	\|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim
	\|image_bathymetry =		\| image_bathymetry =
	\|caption_bathymetry =		\| caption_bathymetry =
	\|location = [[North Sikkim]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]]		\| location = [[North Sikkim]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]]
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	'''Tso Lhamo lake''' is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an ~~altitude~~ of {{~~convert~~\|5100\|m~~\|abbr=on~~}}.~~<ref>Highest Lakes Researching the highest lakes in the world \|http://highestlakes.com/list.html</ref>~~<ref name="National Wetland Atlas">{{cite ~~journal~~\|author=Romshoo, ~~Shakil~~ \|author2=Panigrahy, S. \|author3=Patel, J. G. \|author4=Parihar, J. S.\|year=2012 \|title=High Altitude Lakes of India\| url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277143410~~\| journal=National Wetland Inventory and Assessment (NWIA) Atlas~~}}</ref> It is situated in [[~~North~~ Sikkim]], [[India]], about {{~~convert~~\|4\|km~~\|mi\|abbr=on~~}} 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~~]].		'''Tso Lhamo lake''' is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an elevation of {{cvt\|5100\|m}}.<ref name="National Wetland Atlas">{{cite report \|author=Romshoo, S. \|author2=Panigrahy, S. \|author3=Patel, J. G. \|author4=Parihar, J. S. \|year=2012 \|title=National Wetland Atlas : High Altitude Lakes of India \|publisher=Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Government of India \|place=Ahmedabad \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277143410}}</ref> It is situated in [[Mangan district]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]], about {{cvt\|4\|km}} 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'''.<ref name="Hooker">{{cite book\|title=Himalayan journals: or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains etc.\|last=Hooker\|first=Joseph Dalton\|author-link=Joseph Dalton Hooker\|year=1854\|publisher=John Murray, Albemarle Street\|location=London~~, England~~\|page=125\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KHYOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA125~~\|access-date=2009-11-28~~}}</ref> Its name is also spelled '''Chho Lhamo'''<ref name="Das">{{cite book \|title= Sikkim : A Traveller's Guide \|last=Das\|first=~~Sujoy~~\|author2=Roy, ~~Anuradha~~ \|date=2002\|publisher=Sangam Books Ltd\|location=New Delhi~~, [[India]]~~ \|isbn=978-81-7824-008-4 \|page=38\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xnw-2sU1KMoC&pg=PA38~~\|access-date=2009-11-27~~}}</ref> and '''Cholamu lake'''.<ref name="Bisht">{{cite book\|title=International Encyclopaedia of Himalayas (5 Vols.) \|last=Bisht\|first=~~Ramesh Chandra~~\|date=2008 \|publisher=Mittal Publication\|location=New Delhi~~, [[India]]~~\|isbn=978-81-8324-265-3\|page=18 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aHnK8W5FwYoC&pg=PA18 ~~\|access-date=2009-11-28~~}}</ref>		[[Joseph Dalton Hooker]] referred to the lake as '''Cholamoo lake'''.<ref name="Hooker">{{cite book\|title=Himalayan journals: or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains etc.\|last=Hooker\|first=Joseph Dalton\|author-link=Joseph Dalton Hooker\|year=1854\|publisher=John Murray, Albemarle Street\|location=London \|page=125 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KHYOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA125}}</ref> Its name is also spelled '''Chho Lhamo'''<ref name="Das">{{cite book \|title= Sikkim : A Traveller's Guide \|last=Das\|first=S. \|author2=Roy, A. \|date=2002 \|publisher=Sangam Books Ltd. \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=978-81-7824-008-4 \|page=38\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xnw-2sU1KMoC&pg=PA38}}</ref> and '''Cholamu lake'''.<ref name="Bisht">{{cite book\|title=International Encyclopaedia of Himalayas (5 Vols.) \|last=Bisht\|first=R. C. \|date=2008 \|publisher=Mittal Publication \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=978-81-8324-265-3\|page=18 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aHnK8W5FwYoC&pg=PA18}}</ref>

	==Geography==		==Geography==
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	[[Category:Lakes of Sikkim]]		[[Category:Lakes of Sikkim]]
	[[Category:~~North Sikkim~~ district]]		[[Category:Mangan district]]

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{{Redirect|Tso Lhamo|the ''Oracle Lake'' near [[Lhasa]], [[Tibet]]|Lhamo La-tso}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox body of water
|name = Tso Lhamo Lake
|image = Hooker_Himalayan.jpg
|caption = Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the [[Dongkha La|Donkia Pass]], looking northwest as reported in [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]]'s ''Himalayan Journals''.
|alt = Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the Dongkha La Pass
|pushpin_map = India Sikkim#India
|pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lhamo Lake
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim
|image_bathymetry =
|caption_bathymetry =
|location = [[North Sikkim]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]]
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|type =
|inflow = Glacial
|outflow =
|catchment =
|basin_countries = India
|designation = Restricted area
|length =
|width =
|area =
|depth =
|max-depth = {{convert|5.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|volume =
|residence_time =
|shore =
|elevation = {{convert|5100|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|islands =
|cities =
}}

'''Tso Lhamo lake''' is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an altitude of {{convert|5100|m|abbr=on}}.<ref>Highest Lakes Researching the highest lakes in the world |http://highestlakes.com/list.html</ref><ref name="National Wetland Atlas">{{cite journal|author=Romshoo, Shakil |author2=Panigrahy, S. |author3=Patel, J. G. |author4=Parihar, J. S.|year=2012 |title=High Altitude Lakes of India| url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277143410| journal=National Wetland Inventory and Assessment (NWIA) Atlas}}</ref> It is situated in [[North Sikkim]], [[India]], about {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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'''.<ref name="Hooker">{{cite book|title=Himalayan journals: or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains etc.|last=Hooker|first=Joseph Dalton|author-link=Joseph Dalton Hooker|year=1854|publisher=John Murray, Albemarle Street|location=London, England|page=125|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KHYOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA125|access-date=2009-11-28}}</ref> Its name is also spelled '''Chho Lhamo'''<ref name="Das">{{cite book |title= Sikkim : A Traveller's Guide |last=Das|first=Sujoy|author2=Roy, Anuradha |date=2002|publisher=Sangam Books Ltd|location=New Delhi, [[India]] |isbn=978-81-7824-008-4 |page=38|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xnw-2sU1KMoC&pg=PA38|access-date=2009-11-27}}</ref> and '''Cholamu lake'''.<ref name="Bisht">{{cite book|title=International Encyclopaedia of Himalayas (5 Vols.) |last=Bisht|first=Ramesh Chandra|date=2008 |publisher=Mittal Publication|location=New Delhi, [[India]]|isbn=978-81-8324-265-3|page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aHnK8W5FwYoC&pg=PA18 |access-date=2009-11-28}}</ref>

==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]].<ref name="Negi">{{cite book|title=Himalayan Rivers, Lakes and Glaciers|last=Negi|first=S.S.|date=1 April 2002|publisher=Indus Publishing Company|location=New Delhi, [[India]]|isbn= 978-81-85182-61-2|page=156|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YtUShKY8zcC&pg=PA156|access-date=2009-11-27}}</ref><ref name="Choudhury">{{cite book|title=Sikkim: Geographical Perspectives|last=Choudhury|first=Maitreyee|year=2006|publisher= Mittal Publication|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=978-81-8324-158-8|page=10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W9EwNfXkxZwC|access-date=2009-11-27}}</ref> 

The [[Gurudongmar Lake]] lies some {{Convert|5|km|abbr=on}} to the west.

==See also==
* [[Tilicho lake]]
* [[Lake Tsongmo]]
* [[Khecheopalri Lake]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hydrography of Sikkim}}

[[Category:Lakes of Sikkim]]
[[Category:North Sikkim district]]

Tso Lhamo Lake - Revision history

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